A NEW drive was launched yesterday to improve Wales’ poor record for cancer survival. A programme of work for the NHS includes a review of genetic testing and surveillance of families at risk of certain cancers to ensure increasing demand is met.

The family of a Skewen pensioner have complained about the way she was cared for by some council staff while living in sheltered accommodation.

PEOPLE across Wales were today being warned to brace themselves for widespread school closures and disruption affecting everything from social services to refuse collections as more than 50,000 council workers prepare to strike over pay.

The number of convictions in rape cases has fallen in Wales at the same time as it has risen in England, according to new figures.

NEARLY one in 10 Welsh prisoners has tested positive for drugs in random tests, according to figures released under the Freedom of Information Act.

Three members of the Welsh assembly have disclosed in a questionnaire they were sent by one of their colleagues that they have been raped.

Services to help children who have committed sexual abuse are underdeveloped in Wales, the children’s charity NSPCC claims.

A JUDGE has expressed surprise that a cocaine-user with a prison record was allowed to become a care manager who went on to steal nearly £5,000 from a sick man.

A GROUP set up by Flintshire County Council to give older people a voice has appointed a development worker. The Flintshire 50+ Advisory Group works with health, voluntary and private sectors and consults on a range of proposals and policies affecting older people.

Child deaths in Wales will be reviewed in an attempt to prevent so many youngsters dying. Gwenda Thomas, Deputy Social Services Minister, yesterday announced the all-Wales pilot and said it would initially focus on child suicides. The review will identify avoidable factors and contributors to child deaths.