Last year saw the very successful Welsh Government funded project – Dangos – raise the awareness of financial issues for over 3,500 frontline workers in Wales. This year, a second round of Dangos is about to start – even bigger and better. As well as the basic courses we ran last year, this year we are also offering a range of intermediate level sessions for people with more experience.

As another month comes to an end, we at Citizens Advice Cardiff & Vale wanted to let you know of what courses we have available during next month.

The June edition of the Barry Hospital newsletter is now available

‘Sylw’ the latest edition Wales Council for the Blind’s bulletin is now available.

Unpaid carers are being urged to apply for a £500 payment to help with the increased cost of caring during the cost-of living-crisis.

People eligible for the spring COVID-19 booster are being urged to get vaccinated before the cut-off date of Thursday 30 June.

Vacancy for an Admin and Finance Officer. The application deadline is 13th July

This Sunday the 3rd of July, St Donats Choral present their summer concert – A Summer Celebration for the public at CF61 Community Centre in Llantwit Major. Starting at 2pm, the repertoire will feature an informal collection of favourites, including Fauré’s Cantique de Jean Racine.  

Dinas residents group takes strides in the revamping of their community garden. A plea was put out for donations of materials and manpower to help resurrect the community garden after it suffered from the Covid19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns.  

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿 - 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 : £23,368 pa 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁 - 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 : £19,544 pro rata
𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 4th July 2022 4pm

The grants, up to £250, currently supports the areas Ogi is working in to provide full fibre broadband and for the Vale of Glamorgan, it’s currently Rhoose, St Athan, Llantwit Major and Dinas Powys.

A new report from Healthy Working Wales highlights the many ways that employers in Wales have stepped up to the mark and have led the way in prioritising their employees’ mental and physical health and wellbeing during and following the Coronavirus outbreak.

Public bodies in Wales need to do more to reduce and reuse their waste, shifting their current focus on recycling and creating a more circular and healthier economy, according to a new report by Public Health Wales.

Due to the rising prevalence of COVID-19 in our communities, we strongly encourage healthcare staff and visitors to wear a face covering in all of our settings, particularly in clinical areas and those with high footfall.

The Health Minister, Eluned Morgan has today (Friday 24th June) confirmed that access to free LFD tests will be extended in Wales until July 31st 2022.

Vacancies for Housing Assistant (Extra Care) and Customer and Contracts Executive

The Welsh Government has issued a statement on the latest NHS Wales performance data published today.

Update from Graham Brown, Consultant in Communicable Disease Control for Public Health Wales.

New guidance to support healthcare professionals to respond to the outbreak of Monkeypox has been agreed by the UK’s four public health agencies - Public Health Wales (PHW), UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Public Health Scotland (PHS), and Public Health Agency Northern Ireland (PHA).

New official statistics published today by Public Health Wales’ Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit (WCISU), which cover the period 2002 – 2019, show that the age-adjusted rate for new cases of cancer each year decreased slightly. This suggests that, apart from age, the overall risk of cancer in the population is gradually going down.