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Being a university student is hard enough but being one during a pandemic is even harder. I’m a third year student at the University of Wales Trinity St David at their Lampeter Campus. Founded in 1822 by Bishop Thomas Burgess, it is the oldest and one of the smallest universities in Wales, counts Prince Charles as the Patron of the University and has fewer than 2000 students. This pandemic has not been easy to deal with. I was at home…
The Lakeside Wing, based on the grounds of the University Hospital of Wales (UHW) site, accepted its first patient at the end of December 2020. The patient was transferred across from the Cardiff and Vale University Health Board’s main Hospital site to the Lakeside Wing to start their rehabilitation as they enter the recovery stage of their treatment. To date, 56 patients are currently being cared for at the new surge facility, undergoing essential rehabilitation after a period of acute…
People across the region are being encouraged to look beyond Lockdown by making a date to join Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Cardiff. The charity’s much-loved events are aiming to return to the city later in the year but with socially distanced measures to help keep participants safe. Anyone who signs up this January can claim a special 30 per cent off the entry fee by using the code JAN2021. COVID-19 has caused a devastating loss of research funding. Cancer Research…
Open to vegans, vegetarians, and meat reducers aged 65 and over, the club offers attendees the chance to learn new dishes, get tips from an experienced vegan chef, and meet like-minded people from across the UK. The club takes places through Zoom video-conferencing on the fourth Tuesday of every month. Recipes are provided in advance, so you have plenty of time to get the ingredients. Cook that morning and then join Vegetarian for Life Chef Justina, along with attendees…
New Year’s resolutions can be a good starting point for making longer term health and lifestyle improvements, but most people who set New Year’s resolutions do not stick to them. Reasons for quitting include a lack of time, a lack of support from other people and feeling daunted by unrealistic targets. These tips are aimed at helping you to succeed in maintaining your healthy goals in 2021. Setting achievable goals The first thing to consider is whether your New…
A teenager who wants to volunteer as a Childline counsellor when she turns 16 has covered 870 miles in a four-month-long fundraising challenge for the NSPCC. Liz Brennan from Nantgarw started her challenge to run, walk and cycle the equivalent length of the Wales coast path in September, with hopes of raising the £1,600 it costs to fund the training of a Childline counsellor. The GCSE student has been a long-term supporter of the NSPCC and came up with a…
A six-figure investment in female health specialists Health & Her is revolutionising the way women manage the symptoms associated with menopause. Founded in 2017, Health & Her is the first holistic menopause hub offering products, specialist advice and symptom tracking through their menopause app. The Development Bank of Wales made an initial six-figure investment in 2019 alongside funding from a syndicate of angel investors and the Wales Angel Co-investment Fund. The Cardiff based health-tech company has grown five-fold over the…
Over 200 staff from across South Wales Fire and Rescue Service have volunteered to support their communities and blue light colleagues by offering support including driving ambulances over the past six months of the pandemic. Since last summer 33 firefighters from across the Service have completed the specialist training programme and have been actively supporting our communities and 999 family as part of the Covid-19 response. This deployment requires personnel to complete a joint course facilitated by the Welsh Ambulance…
A young mum from Cardiff says she’s optimistic about her family’s future after technology created by a UK startup enabled her to cut out addictive painkillers to cope with the debilitating effects of a rare genetic disorder. Clare Smith, her sister Lucy Gardener and middle daughter, Chloe, all have Alagille Syndrome, which can affect the liver, heart, skeleton, eyes and kidneys and can be fatal. Clare, 33, who has heart and spinal problems, said: “My condition means that I get…
During the 2020 lockdown over 350,000 people in Wales* (18%) stepped outside their front doors to run for their daily exercise. With gyms closed once again and running clubs not able to exercise together, Run Wales is looking for first-time joggers, power walkers and race finishers to join their new campaign From My Door and be a part of a new running movement in 2021. From My Door hopes to encourage 500,000 people to use the only gateway to exercise we have…
