Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is developing a flood relief system at the Glynhafod Reservoir well that’s the official line from the council. Long standing residents of Cwmaman and Glynhafod will remember the flood of 1986 that caused devastation to the area, after the flood a great amount of flood relief work was carried out on the…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has begun work on the Cwmaman Flood Alleviation Scheme. During May, the Council published a statutory notice signalling its intention to start land drainage works, to reduce the risk of flooding at Glanaman Road, alleviating risk to residential properties and critical infrastructure sites. The works area is on the Nant Aman…
FALLS among older people is one of the major issues facing the NHS today across the UK with falls being the leading cause of accidental death and disability in older people in England and in Wales. An estimated 230,000-460,000 people over the age of 60 fall in Wales each year. Between 11,500 and 45,900 of…
A new Public Health Wales programme, Every Child Wales, is being launched today (24 July) to improve the health and wellbeing of children, as new survey results reveal that parents do not always recognise when their child is overweight. In the survey, just 4 per cent of parents with children aged 4 to 5 described their…
Councils have been urged not to reduce the number of times verges are trimmed, after a new poll found two-fifths of drivers reported problems with overgrown foliage on local roads. A survey by the AA found two fifths (42%) of drivers said sight lines at junctions are a problem due to overgrown shrubs and long…
On Thursday July 20th a delegation from Fair Deal for Supply Teachers met with members of the Welsh Assembly. As you may be aware the agency rates for daily supply teaching in Wales are £90 – £95 a day, the worst in the UK. We heard stories of supply teachers leaving to stack shelves in…
Plans by Macmillan Cancer Support and Cwm Taf University Health Board to develop a £6.75m specialist care unit near Llantrisant have been approved. Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council has approved the charity and health board’s plans to build a specialist palliative care unit at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital. Macmillan plans to donate £5m…
