THE number of people with epilepsy in Wales who suffer seizures could be reduced if a new service is rolled out nationwide.

A Carmarthenshire Council executive has defended his decision to increase charges for social services after being criticised by a fellow councillor.

The son and daughter of Ama Sumani, the Ghanaian woman who died of cancer after being removed from the UK, have been offered adoption by a Welsh family.

A WOMAN who is paralysed from the neck down fears she will be forced to live in a nursing home because of funding cutbacks in her care.

A terminally ill woman who was deported from Britain while undergoing treatment for cancer has died, it was reported today.

THE boss of a care home for disabled people who stole £6,000 from a vulnerable resident yesterday escaped a jail sentence.

A TRADE union has complained about problems it says have arisen since a controversial private company was contracted to look after people with learning disabilities.

A COUNCIL has been criticised after two young children were removed from the Child Protection Register without a proper review.

Six years ago a joint review by the Audit Commission and Social Services Inspectorate found significant failings in the running of Cardiff County Council’s social services department, which had exposed children to “unacceptable risk”. The department was put into “special measures”, but those have since been lifted.

Now the Public Services Ombudsman has upheld a complaint from the grandmother of a four- year-old girl who, together with her 12-year-old half-sister, was removed from the Child Protection Register. The children’s mother has mental health problems.

The Ombudsman’s report, in which all identities are kept anonymous, says the council argued that the children were being adequately cared for and a review would be intrusive and upsetting.

Carmarthenshire’s new Twilight Service to help elderly people return home from hospital at night has been expanded due to popular demand.

A charity says Wales desperately needs more men to get involved with foster care. The Fostering Network says male foster parents can provide positive role models for children in care.