Future Arrangements in Wales to Support Former Independent Living Fund Recipients By Mark Drakeford AM, Minister for Health and Social Services Members will know from my Written Statement of 13 March last year that following the outcome of the UK Government’s spending review, I was to reconsider the options for providing long term support to those […]
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European Network on Independent Living (ENIL) starts 2016 with an appeal for the UK ENIL starts the year with an appeal to the Independent Living supporters. The article below reveals the highly disturbing situation in the UK with the closure of the Independent Living Fund. However, the message from the article is not of a
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Dear Ian Hope you are well and good to see you, Lesley and Carwyn at the Racecourse the other week – such a shame about the performance and result [Wrexham lost 1-3 to Woking]. Firstly, a word on the Food Waste (Reduction) Bill as many farmers are being forced to throw away up to 40%
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Between 2002-2008 I was Scottish Correspondent for the wonderfully professional Groundtastic – The Football Grounds Magazine. I can not speak highly enough of the editors and contributors to this glossy magazine that is jam-packed with interesting information and photographic gold. I haven’t been a subscriber to the magazine since my marriage imploded in 2008 and I was
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Throughout the 2015/16 football season I will be contributing to the Wrexham AFC matchday programme. I will be penning a feature called Memory Match, a look back at classic Wrexham games from the past that I will share in this blog over the coming months. 27-08-49 Wrexham v Lincoln City League Division Three (Northern Section) Racecourse Ground
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So, the Welsh Independent Living Grant (WILG) has been extended to March 2017. This is a reason for celebration and is the culmination of a lot of hard work by many people over the last 12 months to protect independent living for disabled people across Wales. However, we cannot rest on our laurels and must
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Source: The UN Inquiry into the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the UK – Commons Briefing
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TAKEN FROM DISABILITY WALES WEBSITE The Minister for Health & Social Services, Mark Drakeford AM, has responded to a letter from the Co-Chairs of the Cross Party Group on Disability, Mark Isherwood AM and Aled Roberts AM. The Minister confirms that “the Welsh Government’s draft budget for 2016-17 contains £27m to enable the WILG to
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Visit my Virgin Money Giving page and please give generously in aid of Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Throughout 2015, I completed The Big Hoot trail in aid of Birmingham Children’s Hospital. The Big Hoot was a mass participation public art event comprising of 89 individually designed large fibreglass owl sculptures forming a trail across Birmingham for
Throughout the 2015/16 football season I will be contributing to the Wrexham AFC matchday programme. I will be penning a feature called Memory Match, a look back at classic Wrexham games from the past that I will share in this blog over the coming months. 15-01-77 Wrexham v Reading League Division Three Racecourse Ground Result: 3-1 Wrexham:
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