Alzheimer’s Research UK is looking for people living across Cardiff to help increase the number of orange collection tins placed throughout the area. They need passionate volunteers to help turn Cardiff orange by placing and maintaining collection tins in local shops and businesses such as newsagents, pubs, butchers, post offices, farm shops, chemists. And the more collection tins, the more money raised for vital dementia research.   This is a flexible and simple volunteering opportunity that can work around the…

Scientists in Cardiff are inviting the public to two free events on Wednesday 24 July, to hear about current progress in dementia research. The meetings will involve talks from scientists at the forefront of research into the condition. The free events are organised by members of the Alzheimer’s Research UK Wales Network Centre. Dementia affects over 850,000 people in the UK, including almost 4,000 people in Cardiff alone. The condition, most commonly caused by Alzheimer’s disease, affects people’s ability to…