Cwm Taf University Health Board has worked in partnership with the charity 2 Wish Upon A Star to open a family room for bereaved parents at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant. Rhian Burke founded the charity in 2012 following the sudden loss of her son George. Rhian and her husband Paul found that there…
Cabinet Secretary for Health, Vaughan Gething, visited the A&E department at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant today to look around four new examination / treatment cubicles that will be dedicated to the care of patients with minor injuries i.e. cuts, bites, sprains, fractures and other urgent minor injuries. Kath McGrath, Deputy Chief Operating Officer…
Collective and individual failings lay behind the Welsh Government having to pay £1.25m in compensation to a firm involved in a procurement dispute. A letter to the Welsh Assembly public account committee from permanent secretary Sir Derek Jones said the “fruitless payment” had led to an investigation of the government staff concerned. This had revealed…
Cabinet Secretary for Health, Vaughan Gething visited Llantrisant Leisure Centre to view the back care programme provided by Cwm Taf University Health Board. The back care programme is a course for patients who suffer with chronic low back pain, and consists of four sessions run over a two week period. Claire Ashton, clinical back care…
An author from Mid Glamorgan in South Wales has just released her debut novel. Mabel McCarthy has written Something to Your Advantage. This brilliantly written novel is the story of Virginia Coles, and after discovering her husband’s infidelity, flees to London where she meets farm manager Bill Kirby, the man she falls hopelessly in love with….
Were you on the Number 60 Stagecoach bus from Aberdare to Pontypridd which passed through the Fernhill Estate at about 5.35pm on Monday? If so South Wales Police would like to hear from you as you may have seen something which is significant to our investigation into the robbery. Please call us…
First Minister Carwyn Jones reubffed calls for an apology after a Public Accounts Committee revealed “significant failings” in the Welsh Government’s £3.4m investment in a Swansea firm. The committee’s report found that the Welsh Government ignored its own due diligence in pouring more than £3m of public money into Kancoat, a Swansea firm which ultimately failed….
The International Children’s Peace Prize is awarded annually to a child that fights bravely for the rights of children anywhere around the world. If you know a child who has a remarkable story to tell and is committed to the realisation of children’s rights, then nominate him or her for the International Children’s Peace Prize. Submit…
Action for Children’s Giant Wiggle encourages kids to play and develop imaginations Register to host a Giant Wiggle between 20 and 26 March 2017 and raise money for disadvantaged children UK charity Action for Children and The World Of Eric Carle™ are encouraging children’s groups, schools, libraries, and friends and family across Wales to host…
The Official Solicitor has taken legal action against Swansea Council over a case where children were not taken into care but left with neglectful parents. Four children say social workers left them with drug addicted parents who lived in dirty conditions, despite numerous police visits to their home. They seek £200,000 in damages for…
