Older people living at independent living schemes in the Rhondda Cynon Taff are celebrating after £2,000 of funding from the Big Lottery Fund Celebrate programme. Six out of ten people surveyed, by YouGov for the Big Lottery Fund, say they cannot remember ever coming together to celebrate with their community. The Big Lottery Fund want to…
What effect have the Government's austerity measures had on people's health? For doctors working in deprived areas, the answers are of great concern What does austerity mean to you? Big cuts in public spending, perhaps. A tactic to balance the books in an economic crisis? Or a welfare state so trimmed that its benefits no…
A Written Assembly Question (WAQ) by the Leader of the Welsh Conservatives has revealed that Labour’s First Minister has once again opted to fly trans-Atlantic from Heathrow, rather than from the airport his government owns in Cardiff. Carwyn Jones is in America this week to “sell Wales to the world like never before”, but has…
A Park and Ride service will be in place for the Stage 5 start of the Tour of Britain in Aberdare on Thursday, September 8. Thousands of people are expected to be at Aberdare Park for the 10.45am start, with all the build-up getting underway from around 9am. There will be NO PARKING inside the grounds of…
Doctors in Rhondda are working together to target the recruitment of GPs and other healthcare professionals. The Rhondda Cluster of GPs, a collaboration of 14 practices across the valleys, decided that they wanted to support the search for medical staff to fill vacancies in their communities. The cluster group is unveiling a new website RhonddaDocs.wales to…
A Freedom of Information Request by the Welsh Conservatives has revealed the growing cost of the North-South air link between Cardiff and Anglesey. The route is heavily subsidised by the Welsh Government, and is a legacy of the Labour/Plaid coalition during the third assembly when it was set up by former Deputy First Minister Iuean…
Sport Wales staff will play a key role in supporting the body and minds of British Paralympians in their bid for medals in Rio. Senior Sports Psychologist Cath Shearer and Lead Performance Nutritionist Olivia Busby have both been selected as part of the support team for ParalympicsGB. The pair will be room-mates in…
