Figures released by the Office for National Statistics today reveal a mixed picture for Wales’ labour market. Despite employment falling by 8,000 in the last quarter [September – November 2015], unemployment fell by 11,000 over the same period. Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies, said: “Unemployment reached a ten year low…
Following on from this incident back on 6th July 2015 – Karl Leighton Cook, aged 39 from Cilfynydd, Pontypridd and Andrew James, aged 43 from Tyntetown, Aberdare were both found guilty on 14th January of aggravated burglary and possession of a firearm. They were sentenced to 9 years each. http://www.itv.com/news/wales/update/2015-07-06/two-men-arrested-after-aberdare-firearm-incident/
Welsh Conservatives will today call for an end to Labour’s ‘unsustainable’ tuition fee subsidy and prioritise support for living costs. Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour has funded an unsustainable and extortionate tuition fee subsidy, which has held back Welsh universities, it will be claimed in an Assembly debate later today. Last year, a report commissioned by…
In response to the news that Dale Griffin, the drummer and founder member of 70s rock group Mott the Hoople, has died of Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's Society's Chief Executive, Jeremy Hughes, has said: 'We are very sad to hear that Dale Griffin has died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. 'Dale ‘Buffin’ Griffin…
Assembly Members will today have the opportunity to vote in favour of immediate action the Welsh Labour Government should take to support flood-hit communities across Wales. Many communities, and businesses, have been devastated by flooding in recent weeks. The Senedd debate follows widespread criticism of the response of the Welsh Labour Government to the flooding…
Mountain Ash Comprehensive School is proud to announce that it is one of the very first schools to adopt a new app for schools called Schoop. Currently about 50% of the letters sent home from school actually arrive with parents. The rest are either left at the bottom of bags or simply lost. This new app…
A social care leader is calling on the Welsh Government to take urgent action to quell a "perfect storm" threatening care homes and domiciliary care companies in the Rhondda. According to Care Forum Wales, the social care sector has been blighted by inadequate funding for many years. Now, care homes and domiciliary care companies…
A consultation to help conserve some of Wales’ most treasured marine wildlife is being launched by Natural Resources Wales (NRW). The proposals to create six new marine protected areas come after NRW and other conservation agencies across the UK spent several years studying a number of species and where they spend their time. If agreed,…
Charity says patients need support from friends and family in order to reap the many benefits of physical activity Family and friends could be doing more harm than good by insisting people with cancer ‘take it easy’ when they are going through treatment and recovery, a leading charity warns today. Macmillan Cancer Support…
