The Resilience Project launched in the Vale of Glamorgan A PIONEERING project to support the mental health of children and young people is being piloted in the Vale of Glamorgan and Cardiff. The Resilience Project is an 18-month initiative that is being rolled out in primary and secondary schools led by Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, in partnership with Mental Health Foundation, as part of the Welsh Government’s A Healthier Wales vision for a seamless health and social care sector. Welsh Government Transformation Funding has been provided via the Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Regional Partnership Board. The new psychology-led project sits alongside the health board’s existing child and adolescent mental health services and works jointly with local authority education departments. It has already directly helped 147 families and trained more than 500 professionals.
Maryport’s Original Factory Shop is set to close. The company announced on Monday morning that “due to the current climate and effect the coronavirus has had on the retail sector, the Original Factory Shop has taken the decision to close the Maryport store.” In a social media post, a spokesperson for the company said: “We’ve had an amazing 11 years here and would like to thank all our loyal customers for shopping with us we’ve met some friends for life along the way. They said: “Saturday the 13th of March will be our last trading day. Thank you.”