Theatr Brycheiniog doors are now wide open to customers with the creation of a temporary pop-up cafe space offering a range of light snacks, ahead of their major refurbishment of the Waterfront Bistro at the end of the summer which will see a number of new jobs created. The pop-up space has been created…
We have condemned government proposals to legislate to prevent local authorities charging ‘Parkrun’ and ‘Junior Parkrun’. We were responding to the Department for Communities and Local Government’s (DCLG) consultation ‘Running free’, on preserving the free use of public parks. Battersea Park The society believes this issue of charging must not be taken in isolation as…
The Chief Inspector of Estyn, Meilyr Rowlands, and the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Kirsty Williams AM, have announced a review of Estyn, the schools inspectorate for Wales. The review will take in to account Wale’s education reforms and the effect they will have on Estyn’s role. Professor Graham Donaldson will undertake the review, which will begin in…
TO INSPIRE SEVEN PRODUCTIONS CELEBRATING ITS 70THBIRTHDAY IN 2018 One year ahead of the National Health Service’s 70th birthday, National Theatre Wales is today calling for patients, families and staff, past and present, to share stories of their own experiences of the NHS. On 5 July 1948, one of the biggest ideas ever to…
DENISE Hopkins from Aberdare has recently (July, 2017) been promoted to Regional Manager at an award-winning care company in Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT). The 47-year-old, who previously worked as a Community Care Worker at Abacare, is now responsible for the supervision of staff, monitoring the quality of care being delivered by front line staff, carrying…
Councils have been warned they are facing a ‘looming crisis in confidence’ in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire by communities secretary Sajid Javid. Speaking at the LGA’s annual conference, Mr Javid said that while the ‘ties that bind local government to local communities have not snapped’, the sector must work hard to rebuild…
A Transport Investment Strategy has been announced today that proposes the creation of a major road network, with councils given a share of Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). The scheme for the Mountain Ash Northern Cross-Valley Link was discussed as far back as 2007 by a Rhondda Cynon Taf Council cabinet Meeting in March 2007, where…
