Nearly 16,000 hours of social care commissioned by councils were not delivered in one week last year, according to a new investigation. A freedom of information request by ITV News revealed that 88% of councils did not deliver all the social care expected between 5 to 9 December 2016. In this week, 15,858 hours of care were…
The three regulators responsible for making sure organisations understand and obey the rules around fundraising are holding a joint conference aimed to inform, educate and provide clarity to the sector. Around 300 trustees, decision-makers and fundraisers will hear from UK Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham, Paula Sussex, Chief Executive of the Charity Commission and Gerald Oppenheim,…
The Youth Work Excellence Awards will take place in Cardiff on 23 June 2017. The evening is an opportunity to recognise and celebrate outstanding youth work projects and youth workers from across Wales. Please note: additional category for volunteer youth workers has been developed. This award is for a volunteer youth worker who is not paid…
Councils are trying to hide the dire state of their finances by 'bending the rules' on their balance sheets, finance chief Rob Whiteman has claimed. The chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) said: ‘Government is allowing councils to bend the accounting rules in order that it, the Government, isn’t…
The QC who carried out a review of failures at the Mid Staffs Hospital five years ago says that a similar collapse is ‘inevitable’ under current circumstances where some health trusts are accepting impossible performance targets. In an interview with Shaun Lintern for the Health Service Journal, Robert Francis QC warned of a “a real danger…
St John were lucky enough to attend a language training day run by Cardiff University. Firstly, we went to the introduction with all the other schools, where we met current language students, an interpreter and a businessman, they all told us about their experiences and how languages had enriched their lives. They gave us an…
The proposed new school at Glynhafod is still in the planning system and many residents are concerned over the siting of the new school and the loss of the village paddling pool. RCTCBC has said on their Twitter account, “Options for surplus excavated material being considered. Residents will receive project updates via contractor’s newsletter” (Would that…
Another bike stolen Voodoo Fat bike taken from a garage at Mountain Ash last night please keep your eyes open these bikes are not cheep so someone out there is either trying to sell the stolen bike or keep it for themselves whatever it is its wrong. If you know anything phone South Wales…
