Welsh Government funding helps children get a Flying Start
The funding, which has been awarded for this financial year (2016-17), will support a wide range of projects from the full refurbishments of several Flying Start buildings to replacing kitchen cupboards and broken fencing.
Flying Start supports families living in some of the most disadvantaged communities across Wales. It offers twelve...Read More »
EU funding to extend financial services graduate programme in Wales
The funding will extend the Wales Financial Services Graduate Programme to 2019 and support a career development programme involving some of Wales’ leading financial services companies such as Admiral, Atradius, GM Financial and Principality.
The programme is offering graduate placement opportunities in areas including underwriting,...Read More »
Important archive of the Somerset family, Barons Raglan accepted for the nation
The family archive has been accepted for the nation by the Welsh Ministers in lieu of inheritance tax.
The archive includes the military and personal correspondence of FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788 -1855) who died near Sevastopol in the Crimea. FitzRoy Somerset was one of the most distinguished British...Read More »
More GP surgeries in Wales are open for longer
New figures show that more GP practices in Wales are open between 8.00am and 6.30pm in the week and more appointments are being made available to patients early in the morning and later in the day.
Wednesday 22 February 2017
Right to Buy suspended in Flintshire
The move comes ahead of the Welsh Government introducing legislation to abolish the Right to Buy across the whole of Wales.
The Right to Buy allows eligible social housing tenants across the UK to buy their council or housing association property at a discount. The proposed legislation will end these rights,...Read More »