Engineering and Design Technology within Aberdare Community School held a trip to the GE Aviation in South Wales to undergo a STEM workshop for the day. GE Aviation offered a unique one-day event to give girls in year 9 the opportunity to develop an interest into Engineering. Students witnessed industry-standard design tools to develop their…
Local Welsh Liberal Democrats have expressed concern after the neo natal unit at the University Hospital of Wales was closed for the second time in recent months due to infection. As a result of the controversial South Wales Programme of hospital reorganisations the Royal Glamorgan hospital is set to lose consultant led maternity and neo natal services…
Children from across Wales are calling for better and safer routes to schools and they would also like to have a voice on decisions about routes within their communities. The ‘School Journeys’ report is based on a survey undertaken with nearly 1000 primary school pupils by the Commissioner and Sustrans Cymru, a sustainable transport charity. The…
It’s the end of era for South Wales and Gwent Police as traditional pocket notebooks are being replaced with state-of-the-art mobile devices. We have introduced the new devices to make officers more efficient and maximise time spent in the community. Officers can now search, record and share information with victims, witnesses and offenders without the need…
The Welsh Liberal Democrats will vote against the Public Health (Wales) Bill at every stage unless it deals with the true public health issues that face Wales, the party has announced today. The party will vote against the Bill today as its General Principles are debated in the Assembly, with strong objections to the provisions…
Wendy Tocach and Elizabeth Van Heusden The world-famous Nos Galan Road races attract entrants from all corners of the globe each year, making it the biggest New Year’s Eve street party in Rhondda Cynon Taf. This year, demand for race places in all categories has been greater than ever before – with one competitor travelling…
Speaking after the admission by the Welsh Government that teachers face a massive hike in the fee deducted from their wages to fund the Education Workforce Council, Dr. Philip Dixon, Director of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers said: ‘Next year teachers will have to pay nearly 300% more to be registered at the Education…
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have hit out at “dithering” Labour Ministers for failing to empower communities to protect vital assets like libraries and pubs, saying that hundreds have closed under Labour’s watch. The Localism Act was passed in 2011 by the Coalition Government, allowing communities to designate Assets of Community Value in order to protect…
Following a Welsh Government funding change, as from the 1st of April 2016, DW will lose 68% of its income after its recent application to the Sustainable Social Services Third Sector Grant Scheme was turned down and risks closure in less than four months’ time. Rhian Davies, Chief Executive of Disability Wales explains: “Since…
Welsh Conservative Leader, Andrew RT Davies, will become the first Welsh politician to take part in a Reddit ‘Ask me Anything’ (AMA) event on Tuesday evening. The event is being hosted by the ukpolitics channel on Tuesday 8th December at 7pm – www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics It’s the second in a series of online events undertaken by Mr Davies, following…
