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Jo Barnes

Wales

Community Content Editor at South Wales Argus

Journo, grannie, mum, wife, cat feeder and creator of Yellydo Crafts...

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  • 2 weeks ago | msn.com | Jo Barnes

    Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.

  • 2 weeks ago | southwalesargus.co.uk | Jo Barnes

    John Newcomb, CEO of the BMF (Image: submitted) Wales has outperformed the rest of the UK for sales of building materials in March according to new figures. The Builders merchants Federation, known as the BMF, has reported that Wales saw a 15.4 per cent leap compared to the same month in 2024.

  • 2 weeks ago | southwalesargus.co.uk | Jo Barnes

    In a new report the commissioner Rhian Bowen-Davies highlights that older people without children can also feel invisible, marginalised and ignored during discussions about ageing within a family-orientated society.

  • 2 weeks ago | southwalesargus.co.uk | Jo Barnes

    The team from St David's Hospice Care will be jumping into a dragon boat, picking up their paddles, hitting the drum and racing for the hospice in order to raise vital funds The Dragon Boat race, organised by St David’s Hospice Care, will take place on June 28 at Llandegfedd Reservoir, near Cwmbran. St David’s Hospice Care offers a range of services to support patients, their families and friends, both in the hospice and in the community.

  • 2 weeks ago | southwalesargus.co.uk | Jo Barnes

    Homeless charity Crisis welcomes scrapping of Vagrancy Act (Image: Picasa) An archaic act which criminalised rough sleeping in Wales and England is set to be scrapped. The Ministry of Housing, Local Government and Communities has announced that the UK government will scrap the Vagrancy Act, a law in place since Georgian times.

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Jo Barnes @JournoJB
9 May 25

I find it very difficult to read after my CRVO. Words dance around and doing it for any length of time gives me a headache. But at least I can still knit - probably because I don't have to keep looking at what I'm doing all the time. https://t.co/9lYJ84eVif

Jo Barnes
Jo Barnes @JournoJB
6 Mar 25

Eye jab #2 done and I bought this as a special 'well done' treat for afterwards. It was tiny compared to what it used to be like but was still delicious... #shrinkflation https://t.co/PHdhR0lz92

Jo Barnes
Jo Barnes @JournoJB
4 Feb 25

Keen to hear from anyone diagnosed with CRVO. I was 6 weeks ago and it has brought important parts of my life to a shuddering halt with no definite answers on what the future may hold. Feels quite lonely at the moment...