For the first time ever at Mountain Ash Comprehensive School 30 of our pupils from across all Year groups are participating in the Shakespeare Schools Festival. This will see our fantastic cast perform a 30 minute version of a Midsummer Night’s Dream alongside 3 other schools on the evening of November 5th in Aberdare Coliseum. If you would…
Following a commission by the Department of Health, The King's Fund have today (Monday 12 October) published a review on how the performance of local health systems could be assessed. Measuring the performance of local health systems: a review for the Department of Health, looks at how to measure the performance of health services within…
Today South Wales Police joined with Gwent, Dyfed Powys and North Wales Police forces to launch a campaign aimed at encouraging the reporting and awareness of hate crimes and incidents. The message is simple “Hate Crime is wrong: Report It”. A hate crime is any crime that is targeted at a person because of hostility…
Cwm Taf University Health Board is working with S4C to help reduce stigma around mental health. People with mental health problems say that the social stigma and the discrimination they experience can make their difficulties worse and make it harder to recover. A lack of understanding can also leave sufferers feeling isolated and…
St John's Kieran travelled to Copenhagen last week Thursday 1st of October to take part in the Danish Squash Open at the Hervlev sports complex in Northern Copenhagen. He played in the under 15 boys category with competitors from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, South Africa, Israel and Scotland. All competing to win a European title , a…
Join our most ambitious campaign ever to protect and improve our glorious paths in England and Wales – See more at: http://www.ramblers.org.uk/get-involved/the-big-pathwatch/join-the-big-pathwatch.aspx#sthash.uMwlW1h7.dpufTaking part is a walk in the park – or the hills, the countryside or the woods. And wherever you walk, use our handy new app to tell us what you find. It could…
The First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, is officially opening a new workshop in Bridgend called Ty Richard Thomas during a ceremony to be held this Friday 9th October 2015. South Wales Police and Bridgend County Borough Council have come together to create the new state-of-the-art Joint Vehicle Maintenance Facility, which is the first collaboration…
Welsh Conservatives have welcomed a rise in passengers at Cardiff Airport but questioned Welsh government claims over the site’s ‘stronger position’. September’s figures – not yet published by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) – reportedly show 150,477 people passed through the terminal in September, up 21 per cent on the previous year. In…
The use of e-cigarettes and vaping as an alternative to smoking cigarettes is an increasing trend among Rhondda Cynon Taf – with many shops offering e-cigarette products for sale to meet the rising demand. However, all are being warned that legislation came into effect this month which reinforces the statutory minimum age for the sale…
Council Leader Andrew Morgan has described the impact of National Insurance change by the UK Government as a ‘cut by stealth’ for local authorities in Wales. The changes to National Insurance contributions mean Rhondda Cynon Taf Council will need to find nearly £5m in addition to the budget cut the Council faces next year as…
