On Thursday the 2nd of April, Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford unveiled a plan to recruit new primary care support workers to help people diagnosed with dementia as part of a new Welsh Government drive to tackle the condition. Mark Drakeford also said he wants health boards to work towards a 50% diagnosis rate by 2016. The policies are part of the Welsh Government’s ambition to make Wales a dementia-friendly nation. Alzheimer’s Society comment: ‘There are currently 45,000 people…

Join national charity Together for Short Lives and children’s hospice services across the country for this year’s Children’s Hospice Week (11-17 May 2015). It’s the UK’s only awareness raising and fundraising week for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions and the services, like children’s hospices, that support them. This year Children’s Hospice Week will be focussing on Making every moment count to highlight how precious time is for families caring for a child who may not live to reach adulthood and how children’s…

Cardiff Schools Get Behind George Thomas Hospice’s Onesie Walk   Schools from all over Cardiff have pledged their support for George Thomas Hospice’s (GTHC) Onesie Walk through the City Centre on the 25th of April.   Pupils and staff from Cardiff High, Rhydypenau Primary, St Cyres, St David’s College, St John’s College and Whitchurch High have all signed up to the event which starts at 11am at the City Hall in Cardiff.   Meanwhile Fitzalan High, Willows High, Kings Monkton,…

More people in Wales struggling to meet cost of living   Increasing numbers of people in Wales are falling behind on their essential household bills, a report from a leading debt advice charity reveals today.   The proportions of Welsh clients contacting the StepChange Debt Charity helpline with arrears on rent, Council Tax and water bills have all risen since 2011, with the average amount of debt owed on many of these bills higher than ever before.   The findings…

  SCUBA divers have launched an appeal to find relatives of a Cardiff crew member who was killed when their ship was torpedoed by a U-boat in the First World War.   Members of the Severnside branch of the British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) have been exploring and investigating the remains of the SS Baygitano for the last three years and recently won an award for their archaeological efforts.   The huge vessel was sunk by U-boat UC-77 during the First…

Fashion Targets Breast Cancer lookbook is now live and available here: www.fashiontargetsbreastcancer.org.uk/lookbook We have designs in from Marks & Spencer, River Island, Laura Ashley, Debenhams, Superga and exciting new partners Baukjen and Olivia Rubin. More stylish pieces will be arriving soon from Warehouse and Topshop. The charity fashion campaign – raising over £13.5 million in the UK since 1996 for pioneering research charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer – will launch on 14th April with products on sale for six weeks. Example…

ST DAVID’S DAY CELEBRATIONS RAISE £8170 FOR BBC CHILDREN IN NEED Celebrating St David’s Day in style, and raising money for a great cause, Lloyds Bank colleagues from branches across Wales raised £8170, for the Group’s charity of the year¹ BBC Children in Need.   From Friday 27th February to Monday 2nd March, colleagues from around Wales celebrated St David’s day by adding a dash of the Welsh colours into their usually plain green uniform and decorated branches with traditional…

11th March 2015- Cardiff-based business Box UK has today presented children’s charity Tŷ Hafan with a cheque for £2,000.   The software development consultancy participated in a number of fundraising events, including fancy dress days, an old device amnesty and a 10k run.   Tŷ Hafan supports life-limited children in Wales and was voted as Box UK’s charity of the year for 2014-15. The cheque was presented today by Benno Wasserstein, managing director of Box UK, and Sophie Hayden, chair…

CANCER CHARITY BENEFITS FROM M&S FITNESS FUNDRAISING Staff from Marks & Spencer stores in Cardiff and across the region have raised over £21,000 for Velindre Cancer Care following a weekend of fitness themed events. 10 members of the M&S Wales & West team, including nine store managers, took part in the 10k St David’s Day Run in Cardiff. Meanwhile, colleagues in 16 stores across the region also joined in the sponsored fitness fun, taking to treadmills, static bikes and cross…

Lloyds Bank branches across Wales will tomorrow begin a weekend of celebrations to commemorate St David’s Day.  From Friday 27th February to Monday 2nd March, colleagues in 104 branches across Wales will be putting on a full programme of activities to welcome in St David’s day, whilst raising money for BBC Children in Need. Over the weekend, branches will be fitted with the traditional St David’s day decorations of daffodils and flags, whilst colleagues will also add red to their…