For the first time in three years, due to previous COVID-19 restrictions, Swansea Building Society held its annual general meeting (AGM) as a live, face-to-face event...
Attempting to summit three of south Wales’s highest mountains on the same day would be tough for most people but when you have Multiple Sclerosis, it...
An tragic incident at Llangennith almost a decade ago, where school boy Sam Capper tragically lost his life, has inspired a loving grandmother to put her...
The Paul Popham Fund, Renal Support Wales has announced that Welsh TV personality, Sian Lloyd, has become a new ambassador for the charity as it seeks...
Swansea handyman, Ash Heynes has made it to the final 7 names that could pick up SGS Engineering’s Local Hero Awards 2022. Voting opens today, allowing...
A month on from the return of the Cardiff Half Marathon to the capital, BHF Cymru is calling on runners and walkers from across Wales and...
A Swansea Bay assessment unit, for people with learning disabilities, has improved its facilities thanks to a new summer house. The addition, built in the grounds...
The Amazon fulfilment centre in Swansea has made a £1,000 donation to Maggie’s Cancer Centre (Maggie’s) following a fundraising walk around the Gower Peninsula. Maggie’s provides...
A team of engineers from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) who developed a 3D-printed jet respiratory support system to help the NHS in...
Colleagues of a Swansea Bay nurse think she is ‘exceptional’ and a nationwide nursing charity agrees. As a result, Helen Eynon, Ward 6 manager at Singleton...
The youth organisation was awarded the First Minister’s Special Award in Thursday (7 April) evening’s ceremony for everything it has achieved in a century of serving...
TV presenter and chef, Matt Tebbutt has been announced as a new ambassador for renal charity The Paul Popham Fund. The announcement comes during the charity’s...
A collaboration between national charity Cerebra and three research and innovation centres at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) has led to the development...
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) Cymru is calling on the people of Wales to nominate someone in their community for a Heart Hero Award. BHF will...
Tesco customers buying fruit or vegetables in their local store or online will be helping to support thousands of children living in food insecurity. From Monday...
Charities supporting people through bereavement will benefit from £3m in funding over the next three years the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Lynne Neagle...
A seven-year-old Penllergaer schoolboy has started a year-long walking challenge for the Wales Air Ambulance after being inspired by a child who was honoured with a...
The inaugural Child of Wales Awards, in partnership with Bluestone National Park Resorts, took place at Mercure Holland House, Cardiff on Friday 4th March. A Star-studded...
Swansea Building Society has announced that Maggie’s Swansea will be its official charity for 2022, following a vote by its staff. Cancer support charity, Maggie’s, was...
A Welsh charity that supports families through some of their most challenging times has launched a campaign to recruit more volunteers to join their team after...
Fundraiser Ian Williams has collected an incredible amount of plastic milk bottle tops to raise funds for seven new wheelchairs for Carmarthen’s Glangwili Hospital. Ian, of...
Twenty-two charities and community groups providing crisis support to people facing food poverty have received funding from Swansea Council. The demand for foodbanks and other support...
Swansea Building Society has made a further £15,000 donation to Wales Air Ambulance, bringing the total it has gifted to the charity to £25,000. The Wales...
The Chair of Carmarthenshire County Council has been wearing down the treads of his walking boots in efforts to raise money for the Wales Air Ambulance...
University students from all four corners of the UK have raised over £200,000 for the British Heart Foundation without even leaving their accommodation, by donating preloved...
The RNLI is looking for new shop volunteers to join its lifesaving team across the country. The lifesaving charity is looking in particular to boost support...
Three community groups in Swansea are celebrating the news that they have received National Lottery funding to make a difference for people and their community. South...
A new partnership between supermarket giant Morrisons and charity Together for Short Lives will help families supported by Tŷ Hafan Children’s Hospice. Together for Short Lives...
Communities up and down the country are benefitting after a donation of more than 80 iPads have made their way to charities, community groups, organisations, and...
As Action for Children marks Mental Health Awareness Week (7-13 Feb), the charity’s latest mental health programme for young people in Wales, Bouncing Back Plus has...
Family and friends of a much-loved mother and grandmother from Capel Hendre in Ammanford are taking part in a 10-mile sponsored hand-bike and walking challenge in...
Age Cymru Dyfed has successfully secured grant funding to develop volunteering opportunities across Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, and Ceredigion. The funding, awarded by Wales Council for Voluntary Action...
The Llanelli Rotary Club Christmas appeal, which sees the club raise funds for local charities each year, will see its total donations double thanks to match-funding...
Tesco is bringing a positive start to the year for communities in South Wales by launching a campaign to give good causes part of a £300,000...
Today marks Blue Monday, supposedly the most difficult day of the year, but the leading suicide prevention charity says feeling low can happen on any day...
Swansea Council has launched a new round of funding for ideas that can bring new vibrancy to local communities. The opportunity is part of Crowdfund Swansea,...
Charities, volunteer and community groups tackling food poverty in Swansea were directly supported with almost £200k by the council last year. More organisations than ever applied...
Machynys Golf Club Ladies Section have aced their fundraising yet again this year by raising over £4,000 for the Urology Department and Breast Care Unit at...
Cavegirl Fitness Training Group has raised over £5,000 for the Chemotherapy Day Unit at Glangwili Hospital by hosting an All Girl Tractor Run in July 2021....
A selection of clothes once owned by Hollywood legend Michael Sheen have raised hundreds of pounds for the British Heart Foundation after the Welsh actor’s parents...
Ashmole & Co offices in Neath and Swansea have made a generous donation to the Vernon Place Community Hub Food Bank in Briton Ferry to help...
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) charity shop in Port Talbot is selling a selection of preloved items from none other than Hollywood favourite, Michael Sheen. With...
Volunteering with the RNLI is a real family affair for the Barbers from Cardigan, with all four family members prepared to swap turkey and tinsel for...
The Amazon team at the fulfilment centre in Swansea has made a £1,000 donation to Kid’s Cancer Charity as part of the company’s global Amazon Goes...
Swansea Building Society has donated a total of £1,000 to four foodbanks across South Wales to help people in need in the run up to Christmas. The Society has...
The latest class of firefighters, that will soon graduate and be deployed to serve communities across mid and west Wales, are due to take on an...
Action for Children is bringing its award-winning Never Mind the Business music quiz and live music event back to Swansea for a fourth year. The unmissable...
Around one quarter of Welsh people expect to experience poor physical and/or mental health this Christmas, according to a survey of 2,000 people carried out by Censuswide for...
Star-studded music video of ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’ released for latest ‘Everyone Deserves a Christmas’ campaign This reimagining of the classic Christmas Carol features a...
A Swansea student is joining a group of five young people selected to take part in a new fundraising challenge for BBC Children in Need. The...
An animal rescue centre in Carmarthenshire has received a financial boost as it gears up for its busiest time of the year. Many Tears Animal Rescue...
Six brave fundraisers have raised £1850 for Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital by facing their fears on the world’s fasted seated zipline, situated at the old Tower Colliery mining...
Triple Christmas chart-topper and social media star LadBaby, aka Mark Hoyle, has launched this year’s Tesco Food Collection, urging shoppers in Swansea to donate at their...
Tai Tarian has launched its 2022 Community Challenge and is inviting community groups across Neath Port Talbot to apply for a day of free building or...
A Swansea group which provides free wellbeing sessions for young people with additional learning needs and disabilities has received a financial boost from us. CanDo Connect...
A 10-year-old from Swansea with Cerebral palsy and epilepsy has received a grant from Persimmon to help her learn to walk. Brooke Lilly Hacker is currently...
A beach walk to raise money and awareness of suicide in young people returns to Swansea this weekend. Swansea University’s Wellbeing Service is hosting HOPEWALK 2021 on Sunday,...
Shoppers have helped raise over £30,000 for charity Guide Dogs at the Quadrant Shopping Centre in Swansea in a partnership that has spanned eight years. The...
Paul Popham Fund, Renal Support Wales, continues to see further expansion of its team with three new appointments, following a steep increase in demand for its...
People in Swansea have been thanked for contributing towards the £1million raised forthree life-saving charities as part of Tesco’s ‘Helping you to live healthier’ initiative. Tesco...
On Sunday (4 October), a team of runners from Paul Popham Fund, Renal Support Wales, took part in the 40th London Marathon, raising a grand total of £3987.70....
Swansea Building Society staff members have completed a sponsored walk from Rhosilli to Mumbles to raise funds for charities The Sharing Table and Marie Curie. The Society pledged to match funds raised, donating £3,000 to the overall total of £6,000....
Swansea diners eating at two of the city’s most popular Indian restaurants are unknowingly helping to improve the health and lives of children and families thousands...
Grŵp Resilience in Pembrokeshire has received a grant of £7,880 from The National Lottery Community Fund in Wales to fund the Greener Healing project. The project supports...
Three Pembrokeshire men have raised over £3,000 for the Wales Air Ambulance by completing a 2,000 mile charity drive in just 36 hours! Owen Hughes, 30,...
Golfers from across South Wales came together at Langland Golf Club to compete and raise funds for Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE) Wales at its annual charity golf day, in...
Kind-hearted Swansea people are being urged to sign up and join an army of volunteers needed to collect food for charities feeding people in their local...
Pembrokeshire couple Chris Williams and Suzanne Evans raised £2,000 for Withybush Hospital by staging a truck show at the county showground. The Celtic Truck Show attracted more than 150...
Around thirty cyclists got on their bikes to raise an incredible £4,350 for three important causes. The members, county officials and friends of Carmarthenshire Federation of...
Transport for Wales (TfW) has unveiled a new design on one of its flagship trains in support for the Alzheimer’s Society. Members of the public, via...
Generous Tesco shoppers in Swansea have been thanked for their ‘incredible compassion’ after donating food to children and families this summer. Thanks to their donations during...
AB Glass, an award-winning architectural aluminium and access control specialist, has continued its support of charity The Roots Foundation by employing one of its young people...
Over 100 local people over the age of 50 have received free in-home support this year thanks to a project run by Age Cymru West Glamorgan....
Running way beyond her fundraising target for the London Marathon is Carmarthenshire Ashmole & Co Partner, Laura Craddock. She has raised almost £18,000 (£8,000 more than...
Leading charities have linked-up with Tesco to launch a campaign that aims to raise much-needed funds to help people in Swansea lead healthier lives. Tesco stores...
Swansea-based homelessness and food poverty social action project Matthew’s House (of The Hill Church Charity) has launched a new smartphone app called Hope in Swansea – the first of its...
A 30-year-old bike enthusiast from Abercave near Ystradgynlais is taking on a physical challenge in fabulous style this weekend, cycling 75 miles in drag – resplendent...
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service (MAWWFRS) has received a Certificate of Appreciation from The Fire Fighters Charity for its efforts in raising £95,080.33...
It’s a month of celebrations at the British Heart Foundation’s Furniture and Electrical Store in Parc Pensarn Retail Park in Carmarthen, as the Charity celebrates its...
Swansea BID (Business Improvement District) will hold a fun charity golf tournament on Sunday 22 August, with holes dotted around the city centre, to raise money...
The private landowner of Ystradgynlais’ Welfare Playing Fields has agreed a new lease of £2,000 a year with a community organisation – but they’re demanding 50...
A Pembrokeshire father and his nine-year-old son set themselves a seven-day cycling challenge to raise money for Carmarthen’s Glangwili Hospital. Martin Edwards and Celt cycled 100...
In total, eight community projects across South Wales have been awarded a share of over £800k in funding by the Welsh Government. The Community Facilities Programme...
Men’s Sheds projects in Swansea are being invited to apply for funding. Men’s Sheds are community spaces where people from all backgrounds can meet, chat and...
Great Western Railway has given £5,000 to support a project in South West Wales encouraging people to turn their community-enhancing ideas into reality. A new Community...
A foodbank that opened just before the Covid pandemic struck is now distributing home grown fresh fruit and veg thanks to a grant from Swansea Council....
Every time a customer buys fresh fruit or veg during the scheme, Tesco will donate to FareShare Tesco customers in Wales can now help provide millions...
Two teams of Tesco colleagues from stores across South Wales and the borders have taken part in an ultra-marathon for Cancer Research UK, raising more than...
Golfers from across South Wales came together at Clyne Golf Club to compete and raise funds for Swansea-based kidney charity, The Paul Popham Fund, Renal Support Wales. The competition, organised annually...
Tim Richards, 71, from New Quay in Pembrokeshire, decided to challenge himself to hike from Aberystwyth to New Quay, a gruelling 26 miles in total, to...
The team at Belvoir Swansea are boycotting their beds for a great cause. On July 9, they will swap their comfy beds for a more unusual night-time...
Hywel Dda University Health Board is thanking Tenovus Cancer Care for making its mobile support unit available for COVID-19 vaccinations to be delivered in Pembrokeshire. The health board...
A special artwork unveiled at New Quay Lifeboat Station in Pembrokeshire by RNLI’s Director of Lifesaving Operations, John Payne. The artwork was created by local amateur...
Residents and businesses in Swansea are being asked to donate their old smart phones to a scheme supporting others to stay in contact with family and...
Carmarthenshire County Council has pledged a further £48,000 for foodbanks in Carmarthenshire. This is in addition to £112,000 of food already distributed by the council to...
Matt Dixon from Sale lost his dad Robert when he fell from cliffs during a climbing accident off the Pembrokeshire coast in 2000. Tenby RNLI volunteers...
Gower MP, Tonia Antoniazzi, has become the first official patron of Woodfield Animal Sanctuary, the rescue centre based on Welsh Moor, Gower. The Member of Parliament...
