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New research marks the launch of first oral health workshops by Action for Children Recent research commissioned to mark the launch of oral health workshops from leading charity Action for Children – Gweithredu dros Blant and its partnership with The Wrigley Company Ltd, has revealed it’s still the simple pleasures in life that make our children smile. The survey of parents and children in Wales reveals that pulling silly faces (46 per cent), reading stories (31 per cent) and playing hide and…

Britain Has Spirit launched by TV favourite Gabby Logan will award two national winners with £25,000 Britain Has Spirit, a new initiative searching for Britain’s best volunteers has today announced Wales’ shortlist for group nominations now ready for the public vote. This crucial next stage in the campaign will rely on the public to choose their most deserving volunteer heroes and cast their vote across 10 British regions. Wales’ winner of ‘Regional Community Initiative of the Year’ will be awarded…

People of all ages and abilities across Wales are being invited to join Britain’s biggest summer of tennis. The first of two Great British Tennis Weekends (GBTW) of 2016 takes place on May 14-15 at a variety of locations across Wales. Organised by the Lawn Tennis Association and Tennis Wales, the free events are aimed at encouraging men, women and children of all backgrounds to enjoy playing one of the nation’s most loved sports with friends and family, no matter…

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After you or a loved one have been diagnosed with dementia, it is important to plan ahead to ensure the sufferer is taken care of in the best possible way. It can be an emotional process – nobody likes to imagine a partner, family member or least of all yourself going through it – but advance care planning guarantees someone with dementia is properly looked after in the years to come. One particularly important way you can plan ahead, which…

P2P property lender LendInvest has topped Startups.co.uk‘s prestigious Startups 100 2016 – the definitive index of Britain’s best and brightest start-up companies launched in the last three years… 100 companies boast average turnover of £1.54m and employ average of 20 staff Businesses have raised combined funding of over £213m Proptech, food and drink, fintech, and retail among burgeoning start-up sectors 31% of companies founded outside of London, with South East and West Midlands becoming popular start-up destinations 32% of businesses…

#LittleActsOfPieness Pieminister is inviting community-spirited people to apply for free pies to share at community events and charity fundraisers they have planned. The famous Bristol-based pie makers have pledged to give away more than 10,000 of their award winning pies over the summer.  They hope these pie donations (or Little Acts of Pie-ness) will bring people together for good times with pies while giving a whole host of worthy causes a helping hand. Pieminister Co-founder and MD Jon Simon, says,…

Relate Cymru and Mind Cymru are encouraging people to make a ‘relationship resolution’ in support of Mental Health Awareness Week. Relationships are key to good mental wellbeing – a recent survey by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) showed that 89% of people asked felt that good relationships with family and friends was most important to them. Mental Health Awareness Week organisers, The Mental Health Foundation, chose the theme of relationships to raise awareness of how fundamental they are to…

 In response to today’s NHS statistics which show that cancer waiting times targets in Wales have once again been missed, Anneka Hughes, Cancer Research UK’s public affairs officer in Wales, said: “It’s deeply concerning that these critical targets have been missed yet again.” “For someone who suspects they may have cancer, waiting for news is an extremely anxious time. It’s crucial that once patients are diagnosed they get the treatments they need quickly to have the best chance of survival.”…