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Love Your Liver Roadshow to visit liver disease hot spots in Wales One in five adults in Wales may be walking around with liver disease and be completely unaware because there are usually no symptoms in the early stages, warns the British Liver Trust. The Love Your Liver mobile screening and scanning unit will be visiting 5 liver disease hot spots across Wales between 19th to 23rd November. More than 600,000 people in the UK have a significant degree of…
As the nation marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board has been accredited as ‘Veteran Aware’. This mark of distinction means that patients who have served in the UK armed forces will be cared for by frontline staff who have received training and education on their specific needs, such as around mental health, and who can signpost them to local support services. The Health Board is one of 24…
‘Tis the season to be jolly and the countdown to Christmas has now officially started, as Coca-Cola announces the return of the iconic Christmas truck tour, visiting Cardiff from the 17th of November. The Coca-Cola Christmas truck will be stopping in Cardiff at Queen Street, City Centre from 12pm until 8pm on the 17th November and 12pm until 8pm on the 18th November. Bringing festive magic to people across the UK ahead of the big day, the famous truck tour…
Tim Wynne reviews the Welsh Winners from the 2018 Great Taste Food Awards at St David’s Hotel I’ve often thought about what it might take to eat my way around an entire country. Luckily for me the cabinet secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths AM, had the same idea. Also luckily for us, for convenience, she decided to make the best of Welsh Entries into the 2018 Great Taste Awards right at home in Cardiff Bay’s St…
Our reporter Abby Wilson headed to Oasis, Cardiff to watch and review their production of The Island. Last Friday evening I was lucky enough to get myself a ticket (only £5) to see The Island, a play written by Athol Fugard, Joh Kani, and Winston Ntshona. Upon hearing the play’s title, I hadn’t actually heard of it, and didn’t realise it was quite a famous and successful production. As such, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect, and when I…
TV star Ross Kemp has backed a major fundraising drive to help Britain’s wounded veterans who are at risk, some battling the evils of unemployment, isolation and struggling with their mental health. Two of Britain’s leading military charities – Help for Heroes and Walking With The Wounded – have joined forces for this year’s Walking Home for Christmas campaign, supported by British fashion and homeware retailer Matalan. They have called on Brits across the country to put their best foot…
Samsung Electronics is working with local communities to make wishes come true this festive period. During this busy time, it’s sometimes easy to forget how difficult it can be for people to be separated from loved ones. With this in mind, Samsung are teaming up with local hospitals and charities across the Nation to create and donate unique experiences, powered by technology, to bring a little extra joy. The experiences could range from a Virtual Reality Experience, an Ultimate…
Amazon bosses apparently either don’t know or don’t care about the appalling health and safety record in their Swansea warehouse. A total of 84 serious health and safety incidents at Amazon’s Swansea warehouses have been reported to the Health and Safety Executive since 2015/16, a GMB Union investigation has revealed. This was the second highest number of reported incidents for Amazon warehouses in the UK. According to RIDDOR reports, workers have been hit by moving objects, hit by fixed objects,…
Great Western Railway is marking 100 years since the end of the Great War with a special ceremony to commemorate the 2,545 railway workers who were lost in battle. The centrepiece of the ceremony at Paddington Station today unveils a special Intercity Express Train featuring the names of all 2,545 men who worked for the GWR and were killed during the war. Those being remembered worked in all areas of the company; engineers, labourers, solicitors, carriage cleaners and apprentices…
Community Health Councils (CHCs) in Wales are concerned about fines and additional costs issued by the NHS Business Services Authority to patients following dental treatment. In particular they are concerned that the complexity surrounding the entitlement to free treatment for people on certain benefits makes it too easy for people to make mistakes. Over recent months they have heard from a number of people who have found themselves with significant fines because they mistakenly believed that they were entitled to…
