3+ hour, 30+ min ago  (355+ words) Age Alliance Wales has called on the next Welsh Government to take urgent action to tackle ageism and to ensure that older people are treated with dignity. The organisation said politicians must take coordinated steps to improve access to health…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (631+ words) Wrexham Council is forecasting an overspend on out-of-county children's social care placements, as officers expand local residential capacity and councillors again acknowledged the financial and human cost of placing children far from the county. The forecast is contained in the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (371+ words) A well-established fostering agency in Wrexham has secured its future as a not-for-profit provider after joining a national children's charity. 1st Affinity Fostering Service, based in Gresford, has become part of Adoption Matters as the Welsh Government moves forward with plans…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (470+ words) Foster Wales is calling for more people in Wales to come forward as parent and child foster carers, saying demand for the specialist type of placement is rising while the number of available carers is not. Between April 2024 and March…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (458+ words) Coleg Cambria Llysfasi is celebrating national recognition for its "10m Hwb Arloesi (Innovation Hub) development as construction gets underway on a new 50-bedroom student accommodation development, marking another major investment in the college's future. The state-of-the-art hub has been named Best…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (774+ words) Baby Bundles packed full of essential supplies are being rolled out to expectant families in Flying Start areas across Wales. Funded by the Welsh Government, the boxes contain all the items needed to support new parents and their babies. This…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1063+ words) Wrexham Council is being taken to the Ombudsman after refusing to help a sixth-form student from Worthenbury who has been cut-off from school transportation. Having paid to use the school bus during his first term under Wrexham Council's concession receipts…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1009+ words) Decisions on the use of smartphones in schools in Wales will remain with individual schools for now, the Welsh Government has said, amid growing pressure for a national ban during the school day. The issue was debated in the Senedd…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (657+ words) Patients, visitors and staff are no longer being asked to wear face masks at hospitals across North Wales following a reduction in winter illnesses. Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board reintroduced face coverings in all clinical areas of its hospitals in…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (794+ words) Nearly four in 10 disabled children in Wales "never or hardly ever" play outside due to a "heartbreaking" lack of accessible parks, politicians have warned. Rhys ab Owen, an independent, described the situation as "disgraceful" as he cited a Play Wales…...