The number of older people with care needs will expand by 25% over the next eight years, a new study reveals. The findings, published yesterday by the Lancet Public Health medical journal, show that by 2025 there will be 2.8 million people over 65 needing nursing and social care. The research, which looks at the trends in…
More than 9,000 local people are hitting the streets of Rhondda for Beat the Street, a fun physical activity initiative designed to get communities moving. Beat the Street is being funded in Rhondda Cynon Taff by the National Charity Partnership – a partnership between Diabetes UK, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and Tesco. Since Beat…
Dear Editor, Volunteers’ Week is 1-7 June and what better time to celebrate our brilliant volunteers? Here in Aberdare, we have dozens of incredible volunteers in Scouting helping young people have fun, experience new adventures and learning skills for life. We have volunteers from all backgrounds and they often give their time on…
A group of 40 Year 9 pupils from MACS took part in a World War One Conference in Cardiff on Friday 19th May. Cardiff University’s ‘School of History, Archaeology and Religious Studies’ have been running a Heritage Lottery Fund project called ’Views of an Antique Land: Imaging Egypt and Palestine in the First World War’….
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has published a statutory notice signalling its intention to start land drainage improvement works as part of a wider Flood Alleviation Scheme for Cwmaman. Parts of Cwmaman are considered high risk in the Council’s Flood Risk Management Plan and have previously been adversely affected following heavy rainfall. The statutory notice outlines…
Glynhafod Junior School pupils had smiles on their faces when they visited the £7.2m community primary school site in Cwmaman, where first-class education facilities are being built. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is providing a new school fit for the 21st Century off Glanaman Road – where Glynhafod Junior and Cwmaman Infant schools will come together on…
Penywaun Primary School is in the village of Penywaun at the upper end of the Cynon Valley near Aberdare. There are currently 229 pupils on roll from the ages of three to eleven. There are seven single-year classes and one mixed-year class plus a full-time nursery and two key stage 2 resource bases for pupils…
Park Lane School is a day school for pupils with a range of special educational needs. These needs include severe learning difficulties, autistic spectrum disorders, profound and multiple learning difficulties, and social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. The school has 101 pupils on roll aged from three to 19 years. Nearly all pupils come from Rhondda…
The Confident Futures School is being hosted by Cardiff University from the 11th to the 12th July 2017. Aimed at young learners, especially those between 14 and 19 from care backgrounds or leaving care, it aims to raise aspirations and provide and experience of university life. Students will be able to stay with current undergraduates in student…
Byte Night Wales: Welsh businesses plan to spend night outside to raise money to help prevent youth homelessnessAction for Children are raising money to prevent youth homelessness through their long-running Byte Night event. Welsh professionals working in business and IT-related sectors have been set the challenge of spending the night in the open air on…
