High blood pressure could significantly raise the risk of developing the second most common form of dementia, according to a new study from The George Institute for Global Health released today. The medical records of more than four million people were analysed with researchers finding heightened blood pressure was associated with a 62% higher risk…
The Greasy Poll – Diary of a Controversial Election will be launched at Wiff Waff Bar in Aberystwyth on the 19th of May at 7pm. All parties say that they want more 'real people' in politics, but one man's experience perhaps suggests otherwise. In the normally sedate rural constituency of Ceredigion, the general election of 2015…
South Wales Police are advising residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf & Merthyr to be vigilant after reports of counterfeit money being passed as payment in the area. The counterfeit notes have included £20 and £50 notes. Anyone who has concerns, or who has fallen victim to counterfeit notes, should call us on 101. …
There have been reports on the Bwlch, Rhigos, Maerdy Mountain Road Status community facebook page about a road traffic collision involving a bus. An extensive search of the mountain road has been completed with a negative result. In future please call 101, or 999 if it is an emergency, to report an incident of this…
The inaugural Mayor’s Good Citizen Awards, held at the Park & Dare Theatre, celebrated those individuals who make a valuable contribution to their communities and to the lives of others. Rhondda Cynon Taf Mayor and Mayoress, Cllr Barry Stephens JP and his wife Barbara, presented the awards, which now become an annual event, with nominations…
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A MEETING OF THE CWM TAF UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD IS TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY 1 JUNE 2016 AT 10.00AM AT YNYSMEURIG HOUSE, NAVIGATION PARK, ABERCYNON, to approve the Health Board’s Annual Accounts for 2015-2016.
Youth Work week will be held between 23-30 June this year, with many events taking place across the country. A national event to showcase youth work in Wales will take place on Tuesday June 28 between 12 – 2pm in the Red Dragon Centre, Cardiff Bay. The event will showcase the breadth of youth work…
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is celebrating World Fish Migration day with events for people in North and South Wales. The aim of the day on Saturday 21 May is to raise awareness of the journeys and obstacles that fish navigate on their way upstream and downstream to breed and feed. The events will provide…
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water (DCWW) and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) have won the overall award for the Welsh Area Institute of Water Innovation for the Weed Wiper project. The project has now been nominated for the Institute of Water National Innovation Awards to be held in May 2016. In the past few years NRW’s Laboratory…
