THE number of informal stage complaints received by Pembrokeshire County Council’s social services increased by 60% in 2012/13 compared to the previous year, according to a report put before cabinet

LACK of mental health inpatient facilities is putting pressure on police and A&E units, according to a local AM. Elin Jones, Plaid Cymru AM for Ceredigion, has highlighted the danger

OFFICIALS in Cardiff are looking at introducing a duty on professionals to report suspicions of child abuse. The Welsh Government’s Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Bill, currently going through the

A charity has called for tighter laws to ensure child abuse is properly reported A charity has called for tighter laws to ensure child abuse is properly reported The head

A children’s care home opened just over two years ago by Cardiff council at a cost of almost £2m has been permanently shut after it was deemed “not suitable for

EXTENSIVE changes are being made to the way health services are delivered in Tregaron and Nerys Lewis has been tasked with managing the change. For the next nine months Mrs

SOCIAL services minibuses could be adapted for paying passengers to boost the bus network in Gower and Swansea. It’s early days, but transport chiefs at Swansea Council are examining the

A man has been jailed for 16 years after being found guilty of a campaign of sex assaults against three different victims. David Broom, 64, of Cross Blanche Street, Dowlais,

Welsh local authorities broke data protection laws more than 60 times during 2012. BBC Wales’ Welsh-language news website Newyddion Arlein obtained the information in a Freedom of Information request. It