Pontypridd Town Council met this week and, amongst other things they discussed was the appointment of a town council representative on Coedpenmaen primary school governing body. One candidate was Welsh Lib Dem Town Councillor for Trallwn Amanda Jones, but true to form the ruling Labour group decided they needed to appoint one of their own….
Research published in the current issue of the Journal of Parasitology suggests a potential link between a common parasite and Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers at Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, infected mice with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, others were injected with a toxic version of the amyloid protein and a third group was given both. Mice…
The children’s rights charity Coram Voice has announced the return of ‘Voices’, the writing competition for care-experienced young people, for a second year. The competition launched on 9 January 2017 with the theme ‘New Beginnings’. Coram Voice is asking children and young people to draw inspiration from a change in their lives or opportunities they’ve…
KARINA Barrett from Abercynon has recently (January, 2017) been appointed as a Recruitment Administrator for an award-winning care company in Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT). The 28-year-old will be responsible for recruiting carers for Abacare, which last year (2016) won a 10-year framework to provide care in the area. Karina, who is originally from…
