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…
As part of the Wildlife & Countryside Link (Link) Legal Group, we are supporting Louise Venn in her court case which seeks to close a legal loophole that is preventing Aarhus cost caps being applied to statutory review challenges in England and Wales. This loophole leaves most national planning decisions immune from affordable challenge and, as a…
Responding to news this morning that Wales is leading the way in organ donations, Welsh Conservative Shadow Secretary for Health, Angela Burns AM, said: “It is a welcome thing indeed to see an increase in the number of lives being saved by organ transplants. “However, given the modest increase in the total numbers of deceased donors,…
A Freedom Of Information Request by Janet Finch-Saunders has revealed that more than a quarter of a million pounds was claimed by Welsh Government staff last year in travel expenses. However, the figures do not include mileage claims or taxis – information which has also been requested by Welsh Conservatives. The total claim – £268,202.49…
Owen Smith’s “reckless and cavalier” approach during the leadership campaign would have serious consequences for national security warns Andrew RT Davies today. Mr Davies is warning that a Labour Party under Smith would place the union under threat, stoke up societal divisions over Europe, and open talks with ISIS terrorists. The Labour Party, he says,…
New research has shown a drug can remove the Alzheimer’s disease hallmark amyloid protein from the brains of people in the early stages of the disease. The research is published in the journal Nature. The drug, called aducanumab, is a type of therapy called an antibody, designed to target the amyloid protein. Toxic clumps of…
As the fantastic new gym and fitness studios at Abercynon Sports Centre continues to attract scores of new customers, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has confirmed further investment at the site to further benefit visitors. Two streams of the Council’s three-year, £200m #RCTInvest programme have come together at Abercynon to provide the modern facilities residents demand and deserve and also the improved access and parking that is vital as the…
