Round 1 – Festive Facts 1. On average how much will Welsh people spend on food, drink and entertainment this festive season? a)    £166.44         b)    £186.44           c)    206.44 2. How many…

As we all prepare ourselves for Xmas and check our present lists, its got me thinking from a slightly different perspective than usual, about how we as a society provide for children’s play. The shops are full of people desperately…

Over the years, I have worked with many individuals in Housing Benefit systems – a system originally designed to help those unable to pay their rent, by giving them the means to do so.  Each time I work in these…

Father Christmas and his reindeer aren’t the only ones who work over the Christmas period, healthcare professionals work tirelessly over the holidays to cope with such demands as emergency admissions, acute illness and injury and the day to day care of long-term…

A little-known Government cut is about to affect all of Wales’s over 60 year olds, as Winter Fuel Allowance is cut for the first time since it was introduced, making the difficulties many older people face heating their homes even…