MARIE Curie has received £196,127 of funding from the Big Lottery Fund’s People and Places programme.

The charity received the money to improve access to palliative care services in the area.

The project will work to enable people with learning disabilities, dementia, and diverse or no religious backgrounds to get better access to vital care services in the area.

The grant will be used to work with communities to identify and overcome the barriers faced by them to use available services.

Andrew Wilson-Mouasher, divisional general manager for Marie Curie, said: “We are thrilled that The Big Lottery Fund’s People and Places programme has elected to support this important piece of work. I’m sure this exciting new project will make a huge difference in our continued efforts to further improving access to our services for people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.”