11+ hour, 55+ min ago   (413+ words) Wales 247 Brain cancer death rates in Wales show no improvement in more than 20 years Brain cancer death rates in Wales did not improve between 2002 and 2025, a new analysis of Public Health Wales data by the charity Brain Tumour Research has…...

14+ hour, 45+ min ago   (90+ words) Independent family jeweller Pravins has been announced as the headline sponsor of City Hospice’s Sparkle Walk, a night-time memory walk taking place later this month. Founded in 1969, Pravins is a family-owned luxury jeweller, known for its personalised, VIP-style customer service…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (448+ words) Residents across Neath Port Talbot are set to benefit from more than £3.3 million of investment aimed at modernising leisure centres, expanding activities and improving health and wellbeing opportunities. The programme, developed in partnership between Neath Port Talbot Council and Celtic…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (283+ words) Cardiff Council is proposing a major redesign of how care home placements for older people are commissioned, creating a more transparent, consistent and sustainable system to meet growing future demand. The proposals, due to be considered by Cabinet when it…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (124+ words) Wales 247 Tredegar woman wins national award after learning became a lifeline “The impact can be transformative, and we can see that through the stories of our award winners. Their commitment to learning has made a huge difference to their lives…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (256+ words) Caerphilly County Borough Council is hosting Sultan’s Challenge as a special event to showcase a brand-new local walking route, taking place on Sunday 11th October. Sultan’s Challenge, designed for more confident walkers at 10.5 miles long, will start from Tŷ Penallta, Ystrad…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (992+ words) A business executive who started work for a North Wales care organisation as a teenager is in the running for a major award. Kate Ackerley, 35, is a finalist in the Outstanding Service category at the Wales Care Awards after 14 years…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (270+ words) Services that help people to maintain their independence and to remain living in their own homes for longer have been described as being among the best that Wales can offer following a glowing report by Care Inspectorate Wales. Inspectors visited…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (273+ words) First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth will today vow that financial pressures “will not dim this new administration’s ambition to improve outcomes for the people of Wales.” The First Minister will address a press conference later this morning, where he will…...

2+ week, 21+ min ago   (683+ words) More than 10,000 people are set to take to the streets of Cardiff this weekend as the Kidney Wales CDF 10K celebrates its 40th anniversary. The event returns to the Welsh capital on Sunday 6 September 2026 and has been expanded to mark the milestone,…...