Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is reminding owners they must have their dogs micro-chipped by April 6 of this year. From that date, it will become law that all dogs in Wales must be micro-chipped, after Assembly Members voted to approve new regulations back in October 2015. As an incentive to dog-owning residents, the service, based…
Commenting on the publication of today’s unemployment statistics for Wales, the leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies, has said: “With over 1.4million people now in employment in Wales – the highest level since records began in 1992 – these figures once again demonstrate the success of the Conservatives’ long-term economic plan for Wales….
Patients would be guaranteed prompt appointments with their GP under the Welsh Liberal Democrats’ plans, Kirsty Williams AM has announced today (17th). Highlighting a key policy ahead of the Assembly elections, Kirsty Williams, leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, said her party would introduce a fully funded Access to GPs scheme which will guarantee prompt…
A Welsh Conservative Government would limit pay-offs for senior staff in the Welsh NHS, and undertake a wider review of senior manager pay in the health service. The plans are being announced today as part of a wider set of initiatives aimed at promoting financial responsibility. In November, it was revealed that former Betsi…
The number of adults hooked on sport – participating three times a week or more – in Wales is up (41%) according to the official Active Adults Survey, released today by Sport Wales. After speaking to more than 8,000 people in Wales aged 15 and over, the latest results show an increase since 2012…
Officers in Aberdare are reminding homeowners to be wary of bogus callers after men purporting to be from the water board called at a house in Gurnos and stole money from a 77 year old lady. The incident occurred on Monday 8th January around 2.35pm. Detective Sergeant David Welham explains: “We are reminding the public…
Julia McWatt outlines the issues facing the NHS in 2016. You would be hard pressed to find anyone who has not come into contact with NHS services at some point in their lives. As a system designed to care for us from cradle to grave, we are all likely to find ourselves needing the support,…
Julia McWatt outlines the issues facing the NHS in 2016. You would be hard pressed to find anyone who has not come into contact with NHS services at some point in their lives. As a system designed to care for us from cradle to grave, we are all likely to find ourselves needing the support,…
Welsh Conservatives have today dismissed a series of new Welsh Labour election pledges, ahead of polling day on May 5th. Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies, said the pledges would “scarcely paper over the cracks” after a decade and more of disappointment. Mr Davies also questioned why, after seventeen years in power, so…
It's been going on for some time, bit by bit, year after year, services have been steadily moving out of Rhondda Cynon Taff. The closure of Pontypridd Magistrates'' Court is the latest example. The Rhondda and Cynon ones of course closed several years ago with one of the excuses at the time being that it…
