Sex offender ordered to pay legal fees after ‘hopeless’ bid to avoid deportation
A convicted Sri Lankan sex offender who arrived in the UK by “clandestine” means has been told to pay legal fees run up by Home Secretary Theresa May after a
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Engage: How designing smarter textile tech can help people living with dementia
We all expect to have the right to enjoy life from beginning to end; to have fun, laugh and experience pleasurable, playful moments. But what if we are affected by
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Cardiff Met team up with Derwen Cymru to create health and wellbeing hub
Cardiff Met’s School of Health Sciences has teamed up with Derwen Cymru to launch a health and wellbeing suite at one of Derwen’s sheltered housing complexes. The ‘Keeping Well in
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Report: Independent evaluation of Frontline fast-track social work pilot
Frontline is a fast-track training scheme for social workers in child protection, which aims to attract outstanding graduates who may not previously have considered a career in social work. Compared
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CSSIW Inspectors report significant improvement in Cardiff’s children’s services
The City of Cardiff Council has welcomed the findings of the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) inspection of Children’s Services published last week. The Inspectorate has found significant
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Cardiff MP attacks decision to appeal Court of Appeal ‘bedroom tax’ ruling
The Government would “rather pay money to lawyers than to rape victims”, a Labour MP has claimed as she attacked its decision to appeal to the Supreme Court over the
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Trial seeks to improve life chances of Wales’s looked after children
Improving the life chances of looked after children across Wales is the focus of a major new trial led by Cardiff University. Recent figures from a foster charity show that
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Survey finds local authorities falling short on respite care
There are serious failings in the accessibility and accuracy of short break statements among local authorities in England, according to new research by Cardiff University. A survey carried out by
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Cardiff conference to inform latest research on child poverty in Wales
With child poverty levels in Wales continuing to be amongst the highest in the UK, a conference in the Glamorgan Building of Cardiff University this week (29 January) aims to
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Housing firm to scrap asylum seeker wristbands after outcry
A housing firm is to stop making asylum seekers wear wristbands to claim food after an outcry from campaigners. The brightly-coloured wristbands were handed out to refugees staying at Lynx
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