June 2016

This summer Natural Resources Wales is asking people to join its campaign to help conserve pollinators.  Pollinators are insects that fertilise plants. And they are invaluable to society. Every third mouthful of food we eat has been created by pollination. We need pollinators to grow food such as apples, pears, avocados, cabbages, mangoes, Brazil nuts,…

Cwm Taf University Health Board’s Pathology Directorate has become only the third in the world to receive its kite mark of quality in all five of its main disciplines.   Historically, accreditation of pathology directorates (a ministerial requirement for all pathology directorates in Wales) was overseen by Clinical Pathology Accreditation (CPA).  Now UKAS has raised…

In response to Pro-EU Swansea East Assembly Member Mike Hedges’s offensive remark made earlier today, Nathan Gill said: UKIP Leader in Wales Nathan Gill “It’s shameful for anyone, let alone a Member of the Welsh Assembly to lower the tone of debate in a way that may be seen as offensive. The vote on June the 23rd…

Responding to the newly published Welsh Government housing figures, Welsh Conservative Mark Isherwood AM said: “Today’s figures are hugely despairing and prove that Wales’ housing needs are far from being met. “When compared to figures from last year, the report points to a 3.5% drop in the number of new houses started to be built…

The First Minister  confirmed that an extra £42million would have to be found in the Government budget to fund its reduced classroom size policy – the implementation of which is central to the agreement between his Government and Lib Dem Kirsty Williams AM. Crucially, the £42million sum would fall on top of the £100million already…

The man who defeated Isle of Wight Council in a high-profile court battle over the enforcement of a fine imposed for taking his daughter to Florida during term time has unveiled plans to take forward group litigation. On a Facebook page, Jon Platt said on 3 June that he had been working on the possibility of…

Labour controlled Rhondda Cynon Taf Council have been spouting out the same drivel on Highway Infrastructure since Plaid Cymru lost control in 2004 in 2007, the Mountain Ash Southern Cross Valley Link was a High Priority Scheme in 2007 nine years on and we are now informed that it will take another 1 to 2…

The Dahlightful Stories Competition has been launched. The Dahlightful Stories Competition is an exciting and adventurous new creative writing competition for children in Years 3 to 13 and living in Wales. It is an official Roald Dahl 100 Wales contest, and in order to enter children must write their own Dahl-inspired adventure story and send…

South Wales Police  are appealing for information after around £4,000 of items and cash were stolen from a children’s play centre in Cambrian Industrial Park, Tonypandy on Tuesday 31st May. The burglary took place around 9.30pm when it is believed that three men stole the items – including cash, Slush Puppy machines, and food and…