A free online booking and appointment app launched by Cardiff-based digital company Zipporah is helping the Vale of Glamorgan Council reopen its recycling centres and reduce waiting times for the public. First Minister Mark Drakeford announced last month that recycling centres could reopen as part of the easing of coronavirus restrictions. More than 3,000 bookings

Applications for the new Welsh dairy support scheme will open on 18 June, supporting farmers hardest hit by the recent exceptional market conditions due to Covid 19, Rural Affairs Minister, Lesley Griffiths, confirmed today. The sector, which plays an important role in feeding the nation, felt the immediate impact of the pandemic with the closure

The Welsh Labour Government have launched an online resource which promotes the numerous digital tools designed specifically to support young people with their own mental health and emotional wellbeing.   The Young Person’s Mental Health Toolkit links young people, aged 11 to 25, to websites, apps, helplines, and more to build resilience and support them

Local Welsh Labour MS, David Rees is marking Volunteers’ Week this week by saying thank you to the hundreds of volunteers of all ages including young people who are working so hard to support our communities in Aberavon.   The lives of individuals and communities throughout Aberavon have been impacted in dramatic ways by the Covid-19 pandemic, but

Many of Wales’ local authorities are now embarking on the first phase of resuming library services – with a Click and Collect service. All the library services of local authorities have continued to offer resources throughout the crisis, such as e-books and e-magazines through the Digital Library [1]The Welsh Government provided £250,000 towards digital library resources

A population-wide contact tracing system is being rolled out across Wales as lockdown restrictions are eased, Health Minister Vaughan Gething has announced. From today, anyone who has a positive coronavirus test result will be contacted by a team of contact tracers and asked for details of everyone they have had close contact with while they

As Volunteers’ Week begins today, Welsh Government is saying thank you to the thousands of volunteers of all ages including young people who are working so hard to support communities across Wales. The lives of individuals and communities throughout Wales have been impacted in dramatic ways by the Covid-19 pandemic, but volunteers have stepped in

The Welsh Government has announced it will spend up to £65m over the next 6 months to ensure train services continue to operate on the Wales and Borders network for key workers and others that rely on the train to travel. An ‘Emergency Measures Agreement’ has been approved to help Transport for Wales Rail Services

Changes to advice for people shielding from coronavirus are being introduced from Monday 1 June, Minister for Health and Social Services Vaughan Gething has announced today. People who have been shielding can now take exercise outdoors and meet people from another household, as long as it takes place outdoors. There are two changes to the

A new risk assessment is today being launched to support people from BAME backgrounds in the NHS and social care in Wales. Developed by the expert advisory group, which was set up by the First Minister, the two-stage risk assessment will help to reduce people’s risk of contracting coronavirus in the workplace. The all-Wales COVID-19