Attended Aberaman South PACT meeting yesterday 27 April 2016 disappointed with the attendance as only 2 local residents attended along with the 2 Aberaman South councilors and the 2 local PCSO’s, I assume everyone in the area is satisfied with the policing and what RCTC are doing. Or was it the open evening being held…
UKIP MP Douglas Carswell is submitting a barrage of questions to Parliament ahead of visiting South Wales. He will be meeting steelworkers at Llanwern at 17:00 before addressing UKIP activists and candidates at The Neon Theatre in Newport. “For Britain’s economy as a whole, steel is important. But for the economy of South Wales –…
THE Welsh Ambulance Service met its target for the most serious calls for the sixth consecutive month, according to figures published today. The Trust reached 65.7 per cent of immediately life-threatening emergencies within eight minutes in March, 71.4 per cent within nine minutes and 76.1 per cent within 10 minutes. We responded to 1,885 ‘RED’…
The Welsh Hearts May Day Carnival returns to Whitchurch Common for a third year this bank holiday. The day will be hosted by TV’s Sue Charles and includes entertainment from X-Factor's Helen Fulthorpe and The Voice's Ragsy performing live on stage. With the usual fun fair attractions along with the best the city has to…
As with so many aspects of our lives the Labour party have failed Wales' economy and we are lagging behind the rest of the UK. The employment rate in Wales is lower than in England and Scotland and we have the least productive economy in the UK. We also have the highest child poverty levels…
Research published today, Monday 25 April, in PNAS, could offer new insights into the causes of neurodegeneration seen in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. The study, led by researchers at the University of Leicester, looked at ways to lower levels of toxic by-products in the nervous system of fruit flies. The fruit flies had been genetically…
The Information Commissioner has made good on a promise made a year ago to make the most of a new law designed to make it easier to crack down on nuisance marketing. Since the change in the law was introduced, the ICO has issued fines totalling more than £2 million compared with just £360,000 during the previous…
The number of care home insolvencies in England and Wales increased by nearly a fifth in 2015 according to new research published. As local authority spending cuts bite and the National Living Wage impacts on costs the pressure is mounting on care homes and the sector continues to struggle. In 2015 total of 47 care homes became…
Welsh Conservatives have unveiled their latest Advan in the Gower, which will present voters with a stark choice between “5 more years of Labour” or “Real change with the Welsh Conservatives”, ahead of the Welsh Assembly elections on May 5th. The text will overlay images of Jeremy Corbyn and First Minister Carwyn Jones juxtaposed with…
Councils may be unable to fund services such as parks, highways and refuse collections by the end of the decade, under concerns unveiled in a new report. Research from APSE and NPI warns that by 2020, capital spending by local government will be at its lowest level since 1948. The report, 'Sustainable local government finance…
