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Daring to Dream, the charity whose mission is to support the emotional health and wellbeing of adults in Wales living with physical illness, held its first formal briefing event – ‘Making space to talk about emotional health’. Opened by Sarah Murphy MS, Welsh Government Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, the briefing was attended by patients, […]

Sports clubs have a role to play in helping cut levels of obesity, says James Evans.

The Brecon and Radnorshire MS raised the issue with Culture Minister, Jack Sergeant, at the Senedd.

THE Welsh newspaper industry is joining forces today to call on the Welsh Government to abandon plans which could harm Welsh journalism and prevent many people from accessing vital information.

Every year, we see sports coaches and volunteers across Wales taking steps to grow, diversify and develop their clubs.

Despite significant improvements, there are nearly a million adults in Wales who aren’t taking part in any sport or physical activity.

The Welsh Government’s priority to increase “active travel” has been dealt a blow after official figures showed there was actually a decrease in the proportion of people undertaking journeys on a bicycle or by foot between 2017 and 2022.

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More people in Wales are buying second-hand and reducing their energy usage in a bid to save money, according to the latest results from the National Survey for Wales.

The Welsh Government has launched a new taskforce to oversee the collation of Welsh language statistics.

The number of people who can speak the Welsh language has declined in Ceredigion and Gwynedd, census figures have revealed – prompting calls for radical interventions to secure its future.

The Labour government in Cardiff set prices at 50p per unit in 2020 in a bid to cut consumption. But a report suggested that the impact of the controversial law on overall intake has been minimal.

The first Friday of every April marks National Walk to Work Day, encouraging UK-wide commuters to get active and enhance their awareness of the mental and physical benefits of daily exercise.

The latest official statistics show that the rate of cancer deaths, when adjusted for age, has declined by more than 16 per cent in Wales over the past twenty years.

The article explores issues of concern arising from the two main data sources that calculate the number of Welsh language speakers in Wales: the official census of England and Wales (the census) and the Annual Population Survey (the APS).

As schools have broken up across Pembrokeshire for the summer, many young people will be looking at ways to fill their time.

THE latest National Survey for Wales has revealed a shift to thrift as more people buy second-hand goods and reduce energy use in the face of the cost-of-living crisis.

Slimming World is inviting people who’ve successfully lost weight at a local group – either former or current members – to start their own weight loss group in Caerphilly.