WELSH POSTCODE LOTTERY WINNER GETS ANOTHER KNOCK ON THE DOOR
People’s Postcode Lottery winner Jane Turnbull-O’Connor, who won £30,000 in January, has been surprised by a second knock at the door.
But this time the...
FOREST FAN TO COMPLETE FINAL LEG OF 165-MILE PILGRIMAGE TODAY IN...
A NOTTINGHAM Forest season ticket holder whose eldest child was stillborn says he is “overwhelmed” with the support he has received whilst walking from his home in Llanwddyn, Wales...
1.4m pensioners could be missing out on vital £140 discount on...
OVER A MILLION PENSIONERS COULD BE MISSING OUT ON VITAL £140 DISCOUNT ON THEIR ENERGY BILLS
1.3 million over 65-year-olds who could be eligible...
LIBERAL Democrat candidate calls to abolish visa fees for Commonwealth servicemen...
Thomas Hughes, the Welsh Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Preseli Pembrokeshire, has joined calls from The Royal British Legion for the Government to abolish...
Putting the wheels in motion for the 2019 Census Rehearsal in...
The 2019 Census Rehearsal in Carlisle is nearly upon us and deputy national statistician Iain Bell is gearing up for it by cycling the...
Branching Out Comes To Kidwelly
Wednesday evening September 18th 2019 Kidwelly Community Hub hosted its first branching out meeting, Emyr Evans from the Llanelli Standard attended the group and...
Cardiff Memory Walk sets its sights on dementia research
Dementia is now the UK’s biggest killer, with someone developing it every three minutes. Of the top 10 causes of death, dementia is the only...
#calonlan song campaign to encourage and promote Wales at Rugby World...
In support of the Wales’ National Rugby team at the Rugby World Cup, a digital music campaign is going live today. #calonlan is being...
Letter to the editor: “First aid should be compulsory throughout the...
Dear editor,
You never know how you would act in an emergency, yet our actions could save a life.
This is why I think it’s fantastic...
Llanelli MP wears it pink to support breast cancer fundraiser
Llanelli’s MP Nia Griffith added a splash of pink to her outfit in support of Breast Cancer Now’s ‘wear it pink’ campaign day, which...
NEARLY HALF OF PEOPLE IN WALES ARE LONELY BUT VOLUNTEERING COULD...
New charity report suggests volunteering in local community can help improve your social life and mental and physical health ~
Nearly half of people surveyed...
OVER HALF OF PARENTS KIP ON THE SOFA EVERY WEEK BECAUSE...
19 per cent of Welsh kids sleep in their parent’s bed at least once a week
63 per cent of parents are kipping...
Almost nine out of ten pupils in Wales say first aid...
New research released by the British Red Cross reveals almost nine out of ten (89 per cent) of children surveyed in Wales believe...
FOREST FAN EMBARKS ON 165-MILE PERSONAL PILGRIMAGE IN MEMORY OF SON
A NOTTINGHAM Forest season ticket holder whose eldest child was still born is set to walk from Wales to the City Ground alone to...
#HopeAfterSuicide: The short film raising awareness for the children left...
Childhood bereavement charity, Winston’s Wish, pledges to raise awareness of the thousands of children who are bereaved by suicide each year, through the release...
Press release: ‘Touchscreen crisis looms if tech giants don’t pay up’...
Llanelli’s MP Nia Griffith is demanding that big tech companies pay for recycling to stop us running out of rare metals that are vital...
Unite against dementia at Swansea Memory Walk
People across Wales are today being called on to unite against dementia by signing up for Alzheimer’s Society’s Swansea Memory Walk at Museum Green,...
Invitation to clubs and societies across Wales to consider arranging ‘Night...
With the schools having reopened after the summer holidays the Arts Council of Wales’ ‘Night Out’ scheme is inviting local societies and clubs from...
Casey-Jane backs Barnardo’s campaign in her battle against the bullies
As children return to school this week a new survey by Barnardo’s reveals that many of them are worried about the start of the...
NEW ORGAN DONATION CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO ENCOURAGE MORE WELSH PEOPLE TO...
Welsh Government has unveiled its latest TV advertising campaign during Organ Donation Week (2nd-8th September) in a bid to encourage more people to sign...
Cathedral Hygiene help beat heartbreak forever
Colleagues at Cathedral Hygiene in Llanelli raised a nearly £400 for British Heart Foundation Cymru (BHF) to help beat heartbreak forever. Manager Chris Wilkes...
Welsh Hearts launch free heart screening initiative in memory of young...
Wales’ leading heart charity is funding free heart screening in honour of a young marathon runner who died whilst running last year’s Cardiff Half...
Bereaved families call for drugs to be legalised and regulated
Public Events - Wales: Take Drugs Seriously
Friday 13th September - 7.00-9.00pm. St Peter’s Civic Hall, Nott Square, Carmarthen, SA31 1BA.
Friday 4th October - 7.00-9.00pm....
Take on a cycling challenge and fight meningitis
Dear Editor,
We’d like to invite keen cyclists among your readers to saddle up for next year’s RideLondon-Surrey 100 challenge and help the UK’s largest...
Local foodservice provider gives back to children and families in need...
Over the last few weeks, Bidfood, one of the UK’s leading foodservice providers, has been rolling out its Action Against Holiday Hunger campaign, at...
New Solva AFC kit to continue Luke’s Stand Up To Cancer...
The family of inspirational cancer fundraising campaigner Luke Harding has donated a new kit to Solva AFC in his memory, which features four words...
2 in 3 adults in Wales believe play isn’t the same...
“Play isn’t the same as it used to be” say 2 in 3 adults in Wales
A survey carried out by Playful Childhoods has revealed...
Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk 2019
Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk 2019
Alzheimer’s Society is calling on family, friends and colleagues to unite against dementia this autumn by joining a Memory Walk.
Dementia...
Celebrities back Walk Together to stop people dying of bowel cancer
Netflix’s Sex Education star Connor Swindells and TV presenter and walking enthusiast Julia Bradbury are encouraging the nation to host their own Walk Together...
Crimestoppers vows to keep up the fight against ‘County Lines’
The charity Crimestoppers is today launching a fresh campaign across Dyfed Powys to highlight the issue of ‘County Lines’ drug gangs and is asking...
Teenagers from Plas Madoc celebrate Eisteddfod’s ‘Youth Day’ with ‘Peace Walk’...
Teenagers from Plas Madoc celebrate Eisteddfod’s ‘Youth Day’ with ‘Peace Walk’ in Llangollen.
Following a series of workshops with secondary school students, Llangollen Eisteddfod organised...
Raise a cuppa this summer for a healthcare service close to...
Hywel Dda Health Charities is joining with NHS Charities across Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England to present the NHS Big Tea from Monday...
Local AM supports Wales becoming a Nation of Sanctuary
Local AM supports Wales becoming a Nation of Sanctuary
Joyce pays tribute to local support groups
Joyce Watson AM is speaking up during Refugee Week...
Welsh MPs back British Red Cross work supporting refugees
Welsh MPs joined others from across the political spectrum to back the charity’s work supporting thousands of refugees forced to flee their homes
...
Flying the Flag for Armed Forces Day 2019/Chwifio’r Faner dros Ddiwrnod...
Armed Forces Day is being honoured in Neath Port Talbot on Monday 24th June 2019, where flags will be raised at both the Civic...
3 in 10 Toddlers Are Spending Less Than 3 hours Outside...
With the same number (31%) spending 2-3 hours in front of screens PER DAY
A recent study, by Kiddi Caru, asked UK parents about the...
National TV advert reminds Wales it’s #TimeToBeKind
Monday, the Wales Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Support Hub launched a Welsh Government funded campaign to urge people to take the time to be...
Why School Children Across The UK will be Wearing Purple on...
WHY SCHOOL CHILDREN ACROSS THE UK WILL BE WEARING PURPLE ON THE 7th OF JUNE
National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) aims to raise awareness of Juvenile...
Network Rail boss backs Goods Shed
Earlier this month, the route managing director for Network Rail Wales & Borders, Bill Kelly, visited the Llanelli Railway Goods Shed and met trustees...
Platelet donor calls on others to join him in the fight...
A doting Welsh dad who travels 100 miles a month to donate lifesaving platelets is calling on others to join him in the fight...
Riding with the Alien
Graeme Heward was some years ago diagnosed with a rare sino-nasal cancer (cancer of the nasal lining). Being diagnosed with cancer, which he soon dubbed ‘The Alien’,...
Respect The Water – RNLI
Respect the Water is the RNLI’s national drowning prevention campaign. We highlight the risks you might encounter in or around the water, and give...
93% of PayPlan clients in Wales report financial worries impacted their...
For 2019 Mental Health Awareness Week, one of the UK’s largest providers of free debt advice, PayPlan, surveyed its clients to find out how...
Hotels unite against dementia
Alzheimer’s Society Cymru ‘£ on the pillow’ campaign, which has raised over £1,200 for people with dementia, returns to B&Bs and hotels across the...
CELEBS ‘STEP UP’ TO SUPPORT STEP UP FOR 30
ITV’s Loose Women Nadia Sawalha, former BBC Strictly Come Dancing pro Flavia Cacace and nineties fitness guru Mr Motivator are encouraging the nation to...
Biker friends rev up to raise funds for rare kidney disease
Biker friends rev up to raise funds for
rare kidney disease
THREE FRIENDS FROM SUFFOLK are heading out on a five-day tour on...
52 per cent of girls in Wales have been sexually harassed...
A new survey by global children’s charity Plan International UK has found that shockingly more than half (52 per cent) of girls and young...
International Women’s day 2019
Tomorrow is International Women's day 2019, so here is some of what is going on;
Speakers: Kay Georgina Downie, Hayley Twigg Wheeler, Joanne Yeo, Nia...
MP joins daffodil appeal launch
Llanelli’s MP Nia Griffith joined actor and Marie Curie ambassador Stephen Mangan in Parliament earlier this month to launch this year’s Great Daffodil Appeal....
Sleeping rough to help the homeless
A Llanelli woman has spent the night sleeping rough to help the area’s homeless.
Claire Yeo, a mother of 3 from Swiss Valley took part...
