The Health Department, the law enforcement agencies and the Health and safety Executive have been working together to reducing violence and aggression toward health workers in the NHS. In 20th December 2012, the Health Minister, Lesley Griffiths said: “Since 2009 the Welsh Government, NHS, Police and the Crown Prosecution Service have been working [...]
Glamorgan university has teamed up with other Welsh universities to conduct research to help boost the economy. The research has been received money from The Higher Education Funding for Wales to help create a new network of staff to better identify, protect and commercialise studies. Together the universities represent 70 per cent of all students [...]
BBC Cymru Wales is taking Welsh language musicians to a copyright tribunal after losing the right to play over 30 thousand songs. Eos represents musicians who have broken away from the Performing Rights Society after claiming they were being short changed for their music. Eos has said the arrangement would need to apply across all [...]
The Welsh secretary David Jones has been criticised after using his car to travel the 100 meters to Downing street yesterday. The Clwyd West MP has been dubbed Jones the Jag by Labour, after jumping in his chauffeur driven ministerial Jaguar to go from the Wales office to number 10 which is said to be [...]
European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme (ECLLP) fund has made it possible for a group of Merthyr College students to have overseas work experience. The ECLLP awarded €156,000 to help develop the talents of Merthyr College students at work placements in Europe. Merthyr College is supported by the Leonardo Da Vinci scheme and is for students [...]
The University of Glamorgan’s student magazine Tag, will be making a comeback this year. The magazine provides university and local news as well as features and work written by students. Tag is looking to recruit new students to run the magazine. Meeting start on the fifth February, at four o’clock in Treforest and 6pm at [...]
David Cameron’s addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, saying companies need to pay their fair share of tax. In a speech to politicians and business leaders, he said the G8 should be used to drive the debate on corporate tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance.
The Welsh Conservatives and Plaid Cymru have released their own proposals to boost small businesses in Wales. Both parties are concerned that banks have not lent enough since during the economic downturn. The Tories want businesses to borrow public money through high street banks, while Plaid hope for a regionally-run bank. Last week, The Welsh [...]
Yesterday in City Hall, Cardiff, a council led planning committee granted a site visit and evaluation of the proposed block of student flats in Gabalfa, Cardiff. The proposals for six new blocks of flats, which would include 249 bedrooms, has been an area of contention amongst locals. Protesting against the plans to construct student halls [...]
Liberal Democrat Chris Huhne has quit as energy secretary after learning he was to be charged with perverting the course of justice. Allegedly his ex-wife Vicky Pryce accepted driving penalty points on Huhne’s behalf. They will now both appear in court on February 16th. Due to these recent events there has been a shuffle within [...]