AN independent report has recommended an end to the postcode lottery delivery of social care in Wales.

A DISUSED church will get a new lease of life as a day nursery which will create over 20 jobs in Craig-y-Don.

The number of children on the child protection register in Wales has risen, according to official statistics, a continuation of an upward trend seen in the country since the convictions in the Baby Peter Connolly case in November 2008.

The Welsh Assembly Government has pledged to spend an extra £3m on children in care and young people with disabilities.

Little progress has been made in improving the planning and delivery of housing services for people with mental health needs. That is the conclusion of a report, published today by the Auditor General for Wales.

A MULTI million pound care home complex has officially opened bringing with it up to 30 jobs for the area. After two years of construction, The £9m Llys y Coed extra care home in Llanfairfechan, opened on Friday.

Auditors have called for action to improve housing and support services for people with mental health needs in Wales, after finding an ‘unacceptable’ lack of progress on the issue.

Cash increases for schools and social services in Wales should be spent in full, directly on those departments, a minister has told councils.

CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save two council-run residential care homes in Llanelli have attacked the council, claiming it is exerting “undue pressure” on elderly people to leave their homes.

More than 1,000 children stayed in women’s refuges in Wales last year, the country’s first national domestic violence conference is to hear.