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NEW REPORT: USING GAS GRID TO STORE EXCESS ELECTRICITY COULD BOOST UK RENEWABLES   INSTITUTION CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO CHANGE PIPES AND MATERIALS TO ALLOW...

WELSH CONSIDER CHILDHOOD HOME TO BE THEIR ‘REAL’ HOME  Home is where the heart is, but for many of us, it’s the house we grew...

Welsh Government pushes the pace on walking and cycling  First Minister meets cyclists to discuss £60m investment in Active Travel  First Minister Carwyn Jones will...

New NSPCC and O2 research has revealed that one in four young people have been contacted over social media by an adult they don’t...

STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF GMB, UNISON, USDAW & CWU   On Sunday 22nd April the Welsh Labour Party Conference in Llandudno, agreed to undertake a "Party...

Total grooming crimes have reached 6,341 since 2013/14 with more than 400 in Wales Home Office stats include new crime Sexual Communication with...

GMB PRAISE UNI BOSSES FOR AGREEING GET ROUND THE TABLE OVER UNION SHUT OUT PLAN GMB is glad the university has seen sense as creating...

A new report released by an Assembly Committee on support for Children and Young People’s mental health today, has been welcomed by Samaritans Cymru...

DR JENIFER BAXTER, HEAD OF ENGINEERING AT THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, SAID ABOUT UK TRANSPORT SECRETARY CHRIS GRAYLING’S COMMENTS THAT THE DECISION TO...

WEST WALES GOOD CAUSES GROUPS CELEBRATE RECEIVING OVER £150,000 IN FUNDING. SEVEN good causes groups are celebrating £154,329  in funding between them. Using money raised by...

THE HOMELET Rental Index has revealed rental prices across the UK have shown a modest rise in the first quarter of 2018. The data for...

* LORD WHITTY, INDEPENDENT CHAIR OF THE COMMISSION, ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF FIVE COMMISSIONERS * CALL FOR EVIDENCE PUBLISHED TODAY TO GATHER VIEWS FROM AS BROAD...

Facebook and Facebook-owned apps used in 52% of grooming cases where method disclosed by police Victims as young as two targeted by online...

WE WEREN’T BORN YESTERDAY; WE CAN SEE THAT THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO CUT BACK ON THE HARD WON RIGHTS OF UNIVERSITY STAFF SAYS...

Charities across Wales to benefit from share of £40,000 funding from  Hanfod Cymru   Charities across Wales have secured funding in the latest round of small...

More than 3,000 Childline counselling sessions for peer sexual abuse A confused landscape with young people struggling to understand what has happened to...

Wilmslow High School in Cheshire has been named as the winner of the 27th annual Bar Mock Trials National Competition, after their performance in...

Six in ten people acrossWales believe their standard of living is worse than that of their parents’ generation according to Rotary International in Great...

WALES GOODS EXPORTS UP BY 12.3% IN 2017   Exports of goods have risen 12.3% to £16.4billion in Wales during 2017 compared to the previous 12...

MANPOWERGROUP EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK SURVEY REVEALS DROP IN HIRING CONFIDENCE FOLLOWING SIX MONTHS OF GROWTH  Outlook of +4% for the region Public sector demand bucks...

30% increase in one year in people contacting the NSPCC Helpline with child safety worries due to parental substance misuse 2016/17 saw cases...

  WELSH MINERS HONOURED IN NATIONAL WW1 CAMPAIGN LAUNCH   GHOSTLY FIGURES OF WORLD WAR ONE SOLDIERS OR ‘TOMMIES’ POP-UP AT BIG PIT NATIONAL COAL MUSEUM   THE...

Recorded child sex offences across the UK at all-time high with 64,667 More than 3,000 child sex offences recorded in Wales last year;...

Dear Editor, A new anti-grooming law, which came into force after an NSPCC campaign, has led to more than 1,300 crimes being recorded in England...

Save The Children proposes ways to tackle concerns about aid sector Monday, February 12: Save The Children has put forward measures to improve standards of...

Commenting on the Welsh Government’s announcement about home educating families, an NSPCC Cymru / Wales spokesman said: “We have long called for a compulsory register...

Ahead of St David's Day (1 March) food retailers across the UK are being encouraged to capitalise on the growing interest in Welsh food...

MARTIN’S NEW JOB, UK'S FIRST ON WORK AND HEALTH   Martin Read from Llandeilo in Wales is the first person in the UK to start work...

Almost half of young people in Wales fear that there will be fewer job opportunities in the next three years   Prince’s Trust Macquarie Youth...

SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED FOR BBC COUNTRYFILE MAGAZINE AWARDS 2018   VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE WELSH LANDMARKS IN THE 2018 COUNTRYFILE AWARDS   BBC COUNTRYFILE MAGAZINE has announced a shortlist...

Festive fundraising raises £10k for children’s charity   A Christmas Carol Concert and Cardiff’s Winter Wonderland helped raise more than £10,000 for NSPCC Cymru / Wales...

NEW HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE BLUEPRINT WILL FAIL WITHOUT PROPER FUNDING   A new blueprint to improve social care for vulnerable people in Pembrokeshire will fail...

STEP CLOSER TO A CURE FOR PARKINSON’S IN WALES People in Wales are being asked to unite with thousands of others across the UK and...

National NSPCC campaign to protect young children from sexual abuse launches with new game and TV ad   Return of Pantosaurus the dinosaur to help...

NSPCC comment on Welsh Government consultation to remove the defence of ‘reasonable punishment’   Following the Welsh Government’s announcement that it will launch a consultation on...

Make a change in 2018! A new TV series offers an opportunity to stick to the New Year's resolution Everyone tends to enjoy a treat...

BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES AHEAD OF STORM ELEANOR STORM CONDITIONS FORECAST FOR MUCH OF THE UK - PROTECT YOUR HOME AND BUSINESS NOW With weather warnings...