Families of children with special educational requirements have lost a High Court challenge against local authority cuts to special needs funding. Four children, whose relatives brought the case on their
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A Plaid Cymru councillor has been killed in a crash while riding his bicycle. Paul James (pictured) had been training for a fundraising ride from Aberystwyth to Swansea in a
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People suffering with severe mental impairments in Britain face missing out on financial help with council tax because of their postcode, according to a charity. Council tax discounts and rebates
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Real-terms spending on children’s mental health services in England has fallen in more than a third of local areas, a report has found. A study by the Children’s Commissioner warned
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A major recruitment drive is being launched for volunteers to ease “unprecedented” pressure on public services. The Royal Voluntary Service said challenges facing the UK are “acute”, adding there are
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Nearly 2,500 council employees received pay packages worth more than £100,000 last year, a report claims. Pressure group the Taxpayers’ Alliance (TPA) Town Hall Rich List ranked the top 20
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A High Court judge is to investigate after three sisters all aged under 10 developed a sexually transmitted infection. Abuse concerns emerged after the children’s parents had twice been evicted
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A woman has promised to keep her son in “line of sight” when he leaves home while a judge considers whether public protection measures need to be put in place.
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Care inspectors have identified key strengths in the way children and young people in need of care and protection in Fife are supported and cared for. Inspectors noted that robust
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A woman with mental health difficulties has been praised by a family court judge after deciding to let her toddler daughter be adopted because she cannot meet the youngster’s needs.
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