A Blue Plaque commemorating the life and achievements of one of the UK’s most prominent trade union leaders is being unveiled at Rhondda Heritage Park, the site of the former Lewis Merthyr Colliery. Arthur James Cook, known as A J Cook, was General Secretary of the Miners’ Federation of Great Britain from 1924 until 1931,…
It is judged that Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Aberdâr has made sufficient progress in relation to the recommendations following the core inspection in February 2015. As a result, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales is removing the school from any further follow-up activity. https://www.estyn.gov.wales/sites/default/files/documents/FollowUpReport-%20Ysgol%20G.G.%20Aberdar%20May%202016%20eng.pdf
A staggering 14,300 people in Rhondda Cynon Taf are now estimated to be living with diabetes, a health charity has announced today, on the launch of Diabetes Week 2016 (12-18 June) Diabetes UK Cymru is highlighting the scale of the ‘diabetes epidemic’ as Wales now has the highest prevalence of diabetes in the UK as 7.1 per…
