Real Life stories

Joy uses surrogate mother to realise baby dream after breast cancer battle and eight years of IVF Jan 29 2012

EVERY time Joy Ward watches her little boy playing and laughing, she simply can’t believe her luck.Read

Family's anguish as son diagnosed with rare disease suffered by just 75 people worldwide Jan 29 2012

SMILING happily in the company of his loving family, Luca Pucella looks no different to thousands of children his age across Wales.Read

Street pastors saved my life, says reformed teenage heroin addict Jan 29 2012

TEENAGE addict Adam Rowley’s life was little more than a haze of heroin and crack.Read

What's your dream job? Meet five people who think they've struck it lucky Jan 29 2012

Confucius said: “Find a job you enjoy, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” But does the dream job really exist? Five lucky people in Wales think so. Abbie Wightwick tracked down some of the blessed few who landed their dream jobsRead

Celebrity divorces and the issues that affect you Jan 24 2012

January is a notoriously rocky period for couples – with divorce rates rocketing after the stress of the festivities and a fresh start in the New Year highlighting problems they’d been trying to hide. Partner and head of family law at Berry Smith, Katie McColgan, says real-life couples can learn from recent high-profile marriages gone bad, and offers her expert advice on the practical issues facing those who’ve decided to end it for good ...Read

Jane transforms lives of blind children Jan 27 2012

When Jane Latham and her husband Bernard went to war-torn Sierra Leone in West Africa to work on a choral project with young blind people in 2003, they couldn’t have imagined how much their lives were about to change. Cathy Owen reportsRead

How playgroups can help parents and children alike Jan 24 2012

Being a parent can be an isolating experience at times but, as Cathy Owen found out, there are plenty of groups and organisations that allow you and your children the chance to make new friendsRead

My sister dropped dead at 22 - now I'm battling the same rare heart condition Jan 22 2012

NICKI SMALLEY was left devastated when her sister suddenly dropped dead from an undiagnosed rare heart disease at the age of 22.Read

Masseuse overcomes effects of thalidomide poisoning to earn job as Paralympic masseuse Jan 22 2012

SUE Kent is a woman with the world at her feet.Read

Jo Popham launches new campaign against hate crime towards people with a learning disability Jan 22 2012

LOUISE PRICE spent her first day at comprehensive school having her head forced down the toilet by bullies.Read

'We were told to say goodbye to our sick baby - now he's a healthy eight-month-old' Jan 22 2012

LITTLE Osian Burris acts like any other eight-month-old baby.Read

Top tips for travelling with children Jan 17 2012

Julia Odgers, owner of independent luggage retailer KidsTravel2 and mother of children aged six and three knows a thing or two about travelling with children. Here she give her tops tips for travelling with young children.Read

How to make your holiday child and parent friendly Jan 17 2012

Taking your children abroad can be exciting, challenging and hard work. Cathy Owen talks to one mum who has set up a business with £4m of sales – helping parents find the best child-friendly holidaysRead

Parents plead with doctors to find answers for toddler's mystery medical condition Jan 15 2012

HE is still five month short of his third birthday – but little Aidan Rosser has already seen more of hospital than most people do in their lifetime.Read

Gellideg mum honoured by the National Lottery for community’s transformation Jan 10 2012

It all started when a group of mums decided to take action to give their children a better future. Now, as Cathy Owen found out, they have an organisation that helps hundreds and has a turnover of nearly £1mRead

Emma finds new love, life and happiness in Wales after fiance's suicide Jan 08 2012

WITH her fiance’s suicide fresh in her mind, heartbroken Emma Wallis’ world was in tatters when she moved to Wales.Read

Seven-year-old's miracle recovery helps earn mum national award Jan 08 2012

FOR the first six months of his life, Dyfan Wynne was silent, still, emotionless – and almost entirely lifeless.Read

Miracle of Cardiff tot born 14 weeks early Jan 07 2012

Almost one year ago, newborn baby Angel lay in an incubator covered in tubes, weighing just 1lb 10oz.Read

Cleaning boss Rachael Flanagan on overcoming snobs to turn Mrs Bucket into a success story Jan 06 2012

Rachael Flanagan failed her business A-level and abandoned ideas of university to become a cleaner. By 18, she had set up on her own – and now her award-winning ‘cleaning academy’, Mrs Bucket, is employing 90 staff – and she’s still only 24. Claire Rees spoke to herRead

Dad's iPhone app to help babies sleep nets £5,000 a month Jan 05 2012

An IT expert has developed a best-selling app thanks to his baby daughters' sleepless nightsRead