December 2018

A WELSH care provider has launched a campaign this month (December, 2018) to help parents return to work after having their children.

Emergency byelaws which will protect salmon stocks after current byelaws expire have been made by Natural Resources Wales.

The current National Salmon Byelaws, which have been in place for 20 years to protect early-running spring salmon, will expire on 31 December.

Later this week, we expect the BBC to run a story on the summary response from our staff to the consultation we carried out this summer on structure proposals as part of redesigning our organisation for the future.

A paedophile who has spent five years on the run from police will spend this Christmas in prison.
Brian Ward, 62, from Pontyclun, has evaded authorities since 2013, was found by a police officer hiding behind a false wall in a Cardiff flat on Thursday, December 6th, 2018.

Statistics released yesterday show Wales recorded lower Gross Value Added (GVA) per head than Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the nine English regions.

A Welsh Conservative Assembly Member has marked Human Rights Day by raising the awareness of his proposal for an Older People's Rights Bill in Wales, which gives older people more protection than anywhere else in the UK.

The Welsh Government have extended their high street rates relief scheme for a further year; but the Welsh Conservatives have said labelled it “a temporary fix” to pressures facing small and medium businesses in Wales.

A batch of brand new police officers will be walking a beat near you this Christmas.
Nineteen new faces were welcomed to the region on Monday by Chief Superintendent Belinda Davies.

Welsh Government have pledged £1.2m over two years towards the pilot of neighbourhood nursing principles which are loosely based on the principles adopted by Dutch Community Care Model, Buurtzorg.

The festive season is almost upon us and Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is ensuring it can be celebrated in style once again this year with funding for each of Rhondda Cynon Taf’s town centres. 

The festive season is almost upon us and Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is ensuring it can be celebrated in style once again this year with funding for each of Rhondda Cynon Taf’s town centres. 

PEOPLE from Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) are this month (December, 2018) being reminded they can still donate shoeboxes of items for elderly and vulnerable people being supported by a care provider in the area.

We Wish you a greener Christmas and a waste free New Year!

Friends of the Earth now calling for the rest of the UK to step up and end all fossil f

Pharmacies in the Rhondda and Cynon Valley are taking part in a new pilot service to assess sore throat symptoms.

Cwm Taf University Health Board held its latest Board meeting on November 29th 2018 at Ynysmeurig House in Abercynon.

With Christmas just around the corner, shoppers don’t have to travel to large cities to buy their gifts - Rhondda Cynon Taf is home to a wide range of high streets and bustling town centres.

Cabinet has agreed a three-year plan to build upon its successful approaches to date in tackling to reduce the number of empty properties in the County Borough. 

A 19-year-old from Aberdare has been convicted at Merthyr Crown Court.
Owen Waters, from Belmont Terrace, was spotted by a local authority CCTV operator acting suspiciously in the town centre.

The Dare Valley Country Park in Aberdare has been identified as one of the first six Valleys parks and heritage sites, after the Valleys Taskforce announced that the Discovery Gateways are to share a combined £7m of investment.

Day of action across Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr Tydfil sends a strong message to criminals

The Welsh Conservatives have today released a new strategy which aims to tackle the housing crisis in Wales.

Initially established back in 2017 with Lynn Kay of Beat It Percussion, the Drumming Together dementia-friendly music making sessions were for older adults who were looking for something creative and social to get involved in.