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  “While it’s encouraging to see an increase in uptake levels of bowel cancer screening in Wales, these latest figures are still lower than elsewhere in the UK.”   “Screening is vitally important and has been proven to save lives. There are still 16,000 people in the UK dying from bowel cancer, yet it is both treatable and curable if diagnosed early. For people of screening age, taking part in bowel cancer screening is the best way to get diagnosed…

– Department store is the first high street retailer outside of the Post Office to offer an International Payments service – Transfer rates offer competitive alternative to high-street banks and building societies – The only international payments service to offer refunds on charges levied by the receiving banks John Lewis has today launched an international payment service aimed at offering a competitive alternative to the leading high-street banks and building societies. The department store will become the first high street…

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…

HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY MEDIA RELEASE  24 February 2015  Nearly one-third of Welsh adults struggling to live with everyday burdens of chronic illnesses Thousands of Welsh adults have not learnt to live with the symptoms of persistent health conditions, with sufferers of mental or neurological disorders the most affected, according to a new study just published. The study, published in the International Journal of Cardiology, analysed data from a recent Welsh national health survey covering 15,687 adults to assess how many…

An Electoral Commission analysis of local authority electoral registers, published on 1 December 2014, has found that at that point, there were 82,043 fewer entries than in February / March that year across Wales, a reduction of around 4%. The popularity of the new online registration system continues to remain high with user satisfaction of over 90% across England and Wales. However, the report identifies problems with the electoral management systems used by electoral administrators to share information about their…

Half of UK adults claim to have a great credit history – but have never checked their credit report so may be overestimating their creditworthiness Many misunderstand the factors that do and don’t affect credit ratings   London, UK. 27 February 2015: One in two UK adults (47%) is an “IOU Ostrich” –  believing themselves to have a strong credit history, but burying their head in the sand when it comes to understanding the reality, running a real risk of…

THE NATIONAL DIVERSITY AWARDS NOMINATIONS Nominate your own diversity role models, community organisation and entrepreneur at the UK’s BIGGEST and BEST diversity awards celebration  The National Diversity Awards in association with Microsoft is a celebration of the outstanding achievements of positive role models and community organisations across the UK. A collection of some of the nation’s most inspirational and selfless people gather annually to recognise the country’s rich tapestry of talent. The prestigious black tie event showcases the extraordinary work of those who…

Pupils who cycled, walked or scooted into Whitchurch Primary School in Cardiff North this morning were rewarded with a free breakfast, as part of their efforts to win a national competition.   Cheering on the efforts of pupils, parents and staff in the Big Pedal was local Cardiff North AM Julie Morgan.  Over 50 breakfasts were served on the day – including fruit smoothies made using the school’s own bicycle smoothie maker.   The school is encouraging its pupils to…

London, UK, 4th March, 2015 – 123-reg, the UK’s largest domain registrar, is today announcing the general availability of the .wales and .cymru domain name extensions. The launch of the domains will support Welsh businesses in digitally identifying their nationality and increasing relevancy for local customers. Purchasing a geographic domain is a way to cement your business in a local target market. These domains, such as .wales and .cymru, can provide businesses and entrepreneurs with the chance to diversify by…

Martyn Thackwell and Emrys Matthews, directors of Trimstar Limited, an industrial paint spraying company, have each been banned from acting as directors for a further 10 years for acting as directors when they were already disqualified. Dorothy Ann Matthews has also been disqualified for 4 years for allowing them to do so.   The disqualifications, which started on 2 January 2015, 7 January 2015 and 2 February 2015 respectively, also prevent Mr Thackwell (61), Mr Matthews (66) and Mrs Matthews…