A CARE provider voted the UK’s most outstanding for two years running has been awarded a place on a 10 year framework to provide domiciliary care in the Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) and Merthyr Tydfil areas to complement the award-winning services it provides elsewhere already (August, 2016). Thousands of people are currently supported by…
Students, parents, teachers and governors will be anxiously waiting for exam results this week and next as first the 'A' level and then the GCSE results are published on subsequent weeks. It is an anxious time as future plans and careers are held in the balance and we wish the very best of luck to…
People often complain that the community spirit that the valleys is famous for is lacking these days, yet engaging people in actually doing something on a voluntary basis to help their own communities can be difficult. Cut backs in public spending have in some cases highlighted just how much we have come to depend upon…
Public services partners across RCT and Merthyr Tydfil are seeking the views of all individuals and groups, service users and service providers on what is important to them, the good things about communities, how they feel about their own and collective wellbeing and what could be done to build on community assets to improve services. We want to hear from as many…
A study by the Welsh Retail Consortium has today revealed that while visits to Welsh high streets are on the up, shop vacancy rates rose to 11.9% from 11.0% in April. Responding to the report, Russell George AM, Welsh Conservative Shadow Secretary for the Economy, said: “While the modest increase in visitors to Wales’ shops…
The UK Government has published the names of four Welsh businesses who have failed to pay the legal National Minimum Wage. Four employees are collectively owed nearly £4000 in arrears, according to an announcement made today by Business Minister Margot James. The businesses named include an electrical contractor in North Wales and a farm-based caravan…
Aberdare-based Welsh Hills Bakery, creator of Lovemore Free From Foods, has announced Tŷ Hafan as its charity of the year to coincide with its Diamond Jubilee. The dedicated gluten, wheat and dairy free manufacturer, which was established in 1956, will support the respite care charity over the next 12 months and has kick started its…
THE GOOD EARTH WILL TOUR WALES IN SEPTEMBER FOLLOWING ITS U.S. RUN Motherlode Theatre is preparing to perform its debut production, The Good Earth, in New York later this month, followed by an extensive tour at home, in Wales. A truly Welsh story about a community pitted against big business and its own local…
The Welsh Government has today released its latest data on referral to treatment waiting times, which shows that 434,928 people are now on a waiting list – more than at any other time this year. Responding to these figures, Welsh Conservative Shadow Secretary for Health, Angela Burns AM, said: “This latest dataset shows that for…
In a remarkable feat of irony, Plaid Cymru have followed up calls for Welsh independence – by asking the UK Government to extend the “scale and scope” of Welsh borrowing powers. They have argued that Welsh borrowing powers need to be expanded in light of the vote to leave the European Union. Earlier this month…
