Karen Roberts has stepped down as the Welsh Liberal Democrat candidate for the Rhondda at the upcoming Assembly election. Ms Roberts, who is the local party Chair and RCT Campaign Manager says she could not give the role the attention it deserves. "Unlike the Labour party we do not get thousands of pounds from the…
A Welsh Conservative Government would support Wales’ businesses to be more competitive in bidding for public sector procurement contracts, and give greater priority to the procurement of made-in Wales produce. The announcement comes as new figures, uncovered by the Party, reveal the number of big-money, Welsh Government contracts which are not being awarded to Wales-based businesses….
Despite repeatedly saying they’ll do all they can, Labour Ministers still haven’t used the tools at their disposal to assist the Welsh steel industry, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have said. Eluned Parrott AM and other members of the Assembly’s Enterprise and Business Committee heard today from industry and union representatives that very little progress had…
A Welsh Conservative Government would legislate to introduce a radical 'Scores on the Doors' hospital ratings system, giving patients more information than ever before on the performance of local services. The announcement comes as part of a move to increase patient choice within the Health Service in Wales. Under the scheme, hospital performance would be…
Community Pharmacy Wales (CPW) has welcomed today’s Welsh Government announcement (7 March 2016) of a new community pharmacy based national NHS common ailments service which Welsh Health Boards will be able to deliver through community pharmacies across Wales. Today’s Welsh Government announcement includes an investment of £750,000 in an innovative community pharmacy IT platform which will…
An event at the Dare Valley Park on 8th May 2016. There will be a FREE kids event which is a 5km Muddy Obstacle Course Challenge followed by a 6km and 12km adults version in the afternoon. It would be great if you could help us get as many people along as possible by posting…
Helen Bowden lends her Voice to multimedia startup One of the leading figures in South Wales radio, Helen Bowden, is stepping away from her 20 year broadcasting career to join a Swansea startup. Mrs Bowden, who left her post as Station Director of The Wave and Swansea Sound last week, has taken on the…
