Starbucks has been fined more than £160,000 after two stores in central London repeatedly left rubbish bags on a busy pavement outside of normal collection times. Westminster City Council prosecuted the company after issuing regular warnings to the stores in Berkeley Street and Starbucks’ head office since April 2015. The company had paid 7 of…
Nearly 3,500 people from deprived communities across Wales have benefitted from a three year scheme to improve their health and ability to find work. The Come Outside! Programme, managed by Natural Resources Wales (NRW), brought partners together to deliver more than 1,000 outdoor activity sessions in Communities First areas across Wales. The activities ranged…
Introduction Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) completed an unannounced dignity and essential care Inspection in Ward 3 at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon, part of Cwm Taf University Health Board on the 22 and 23 November 2014. Our inspection considers the following issues: Quality of the patient experience Delivery of the fundamentals of care Quality…
St John launching this year's Save a Life September campaign to raise awareness of the importance of first aid. We want as many people as possible to get involved to learn simple first aid techniques that could make a real difference to someone's life. Hundreds of people die each year in situations where first aid could have…
A national water company is to be the first UK utility company to give its three million customers the chance to influence how tens of millions of pounds of potential profit should be spent. Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, the only not-for-profit water and sewerage company in England and Wales which doesn’t have shareholders, today launches…
33 year old Liam Thomas Lindsay of Twynrodyn, Merthyr has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to burglary at court last week. The burglary charge relates to a house burglary at a property in Trecynon, Aberdare on Tuesday 21st June 2016.
The Participation Standards, developed originally by the Participation Unit, have been refreshed by a partnership between Youth Forum workers and Young Wales, informed by consultations with young people. The Participation Standards can be seen here: Participation Standards. The Participation Standards identify the key issues that all workers should be aware of when working with children and…
Posted by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council's website Monday 4 July Asda roundabout, Aberdare is set to be the latest area to benefit from Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s multi-million-pound (£23m) Highways, Transportation, Infrastructures and Strategic Projects (HTISP) Investment Programme. This strategic roundabout will see works carried out to widen and lengthen the north west bound…
THE Welsh Ambulance Service is appealing for people to display their house name or number prominently in order to help save lives. In Wales there are still many properties that don’t have door numbers or names, which could mean that precious time is wasted by blue light services searching for the property in an emergency….
A new Charter which ensures Staff and Associate Specialist (SAS) doctors and dentists in Wales are properly supported in the workplace and get the recognition they deserve has been launched. Jointly developed by the Welsh Government, BMA Cymru Wales, NHS employers, and the Welsh Deanery, the Charter set outs the rights and responsibilities…
