Articles Tagged: wales

Heart attack mum forced to ask friend for hospital lift after 45 minute wait for ambulance - despite living TWO doors from ambulance station

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Dec 22, 2011

Despite living just TWO doors away from an ambulance station, 36-year-old mum-of-two Louise Lewis, 36, was kept waiting for 45 minutes when she collapsed at home with searing chest pains.

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Smacking children: Welsh Assembly members call for ban

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Oct 19, 2011

Four members of the Welsh Assembly have tabled a debate to ban the smacking of children. They will ask the Welsh government to stop mums and dads from using the legal defence of "reasonable chastisement" in child assault cases.

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Head teacher confiscates drunk mum's car keys

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Aug 16, 2011

A 36-year-old mum from Abergele, Wales, arrived at her seven-year-old daughter's school so drunk that she had her car keys confiscated by the deputy headteacher.

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Decoding your child's school report: Our guide to National Curriculum primary school levels and assessments

By Liat Hughes Joshi, Jul 6, 2011

Just got your child's school report? Flummoxed by all those National Curriculum numbers and letters? Struggling to understand the difference between a 2c and a 1a? Here's the Parentdish guide to what it all means.

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Council spends £100,000 on 'Mcpath' from school to McDonald's

By parentdish.co.uk, Jul 4, 2011

A council is spending £100,000 on a footpath to ensure children can reach the nearest McDonald's safely from the school gates.

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Ten-year-old saves dad's life by driving tractor at a charging bull

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Jun 10, 2011

A ten-year-old boy has saved his dad's life by driving a tractor at a bull which had attacked him and left him unconscious.

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Ten-year-old girl struck by lightning in own home

By Kelly Rose Bradford, May 11, 2011

Wales News Pictures A 10-year-old girl has been struck by lightning in her own home. Erin Moran is lucky to be alive ...

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Morning-after pill now available free for under 16s in Wales

By Liz Stansfield, Apr 1, 2011

Emergency contraception is now free for under 16s in pharmacies across Wales. At the moment the morning-after pill is free ...

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