31st October 2015 will see many people celebrating All Hallows’ Eve. Emergency Services across Wales are encouraging people to have a safe and fun Halloween. Over the years, celebrations for Halloween have grown for many of our communities- young and old. This has meant members of the public are thinking of different ways of celebrating…
Three Open Days are planned at the Cynon Valley Museum and Gallery during Half Term, with fun for all the family taking place, including Halloween workshops, as well as all the usual attractions. Doors will be open from 10am until 4pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday (October 29-31). All are welcome on the three days. …
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has begun an important project to repair and renew one of the most unique features of Glyntaff Crematorium, the first crematorium in Wales, for the benefit of future visitors. The large crematorium on the outskirts of Pontypridd has been serving communities from far and wide since it was built in 1924…
UKIP Wales Leader Nathan Gill MEP and Mark Reckless, UKIP Head of Policy Development, have today announced that UKIP supports and will be campaigning for a proportional voting system which retains a constituency link being used for Welsh local elections. A new petition has been launched which calls for the National Assembly for Wales to establish a proportional…
Local councils and other non-protected government departments have been ordered to draw up savings plans worth as much as 40 per cent of their budgets ahead of the Spending Review on 25 November. The Local Government Association is warning that the review, which sets out government spending plans for the next four years, would deliver…
Download (opens in new window) PDF[0.17MB] This report summarises findings from audit work undertaken at the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust during 2014. The Trust is working to implement its savings plans to address the significant ongoing challenge of breaking even whilst maintaining service delivery.Arrangements to support governance and board assurance are broadly sound…
Nearly £80 million has been spent by councils in Wales to transport pupils to schools in taxis, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have revealed. Peter Black AM believes that the Wales Audit Office should investigate whether the current system is delivering the best value for money. Freedom of Information responses reveal that since 2012, over £79,000,000…
Clinicians in Cwm Taf are working with a medical technology company based in Rhondda Cynon Taf and the University of South Wales on a revolutionary device to potentially detect lung cancer at an early stage. IMSPEX Diagnostics Ltd based in Abercynon has been working with Dr Paul Neil, Consultant Respiratory Physician from Cwm Taf…
Welsh Conservatives have called on the Labour government to clarify the situation surrounding the Cardiff-Anglesey air link, as information relating to Links Air emerges this afternoon. The Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed to a Welsh Conservative spokesman that the airline – which runs the service – has not had its safety approval renewed. …
Congratulations to Chloe Keywood (year 11) who recently won a competition to be a flag bearer at the rugby world cup. Chloe can be seen in the photographs carrying the national flag of Georgia, during their group game against New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Chloe was also a flag bearer during the…
