Brecon will witness a spectacle never before seen on it’s streets this August as over 100 Zulus take over the town with parades, displays and spectacular performances. Including a hip-hop and traditional dance stage show, a full scale Zulu musical, a royal choir, a series of talks and a battle re-enactment, Brecon is set to…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has re-iterated its zero-tolerance approach to fly tipping offences after two more residents were prosecuted – and ordered to pay a combined total of more than £840. The Council is continuing to clamp down on litter louts and fly-tippers in a bid to make the County Borough cleaner and greener. The…
ELDERLY and vulnerable people across Wales who are cared for at home can this month (August, 2017) continue to nominate their favourite carer for an award in recognition of the work they do. Abacare has extended the deadline for people receiving care to nominate their carers for a series of accolades including Carer of…
Patients at Pinewood House are developing their skills and building their confidence in a working environment thanks to the opening of Pinewood House Stores. The shop, based within the mental health rehabilitation unit in Treorchy, provides patients with the opportunity to work behind the kiosk to help with their recovery and develop new skills to…
Nearly 100 buildings owned or managed by councils and housing associations have failed the latest fire safety tests conducted in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. The independent expert panel on safety put together by the Department for Communities and Local Government recommended in July that a new test should be conducted on high-rise…
Freedom of Information requests by the Welsh Conservatives have uncovered the shocking extent of taxpayer subsidies for Trade Union activities in the Welsh public sector. We contacted the 38 public bodies in Wales – including the Welsh Government, 4 police forces, 7 local health boards and 22 local authorities – requesting information about union facility…
This summer Shelter Cymru produced a short film titled ‘Call it a day.’ This is aimed at helping housing and housing support staff to better understand the issues that LGBT+ people face when seeking their help. Please feel free to use and pass on to anyone you think would benefit, and if you do we…
Amateur footballers have issued a threat of judicial review against the London Borough of Islington over its plan to relocate indoor pitches at the Sobell leisure centre and replace them with trampolines.The football teams say they have used the centre for decades and should have been consulted over the relocation, which they say would be…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has completed the refurbishment of the Monk Street public conveniences in Aberdare town centre, which have now re-opened to members of the public. The Council has recently invested in significant refurbishments of toilet facilities in Porth, Ton Pentre and Treherbert – and the Aberdare scheme is the fourth to be completed….
The Information Commissioner has urged public organisations holding relevant fire risk assessments and other fire safety information to consider publishing these records proactively, “unless there is a good reason not to”. Writing a blog for the ICO website in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire, Elizabeth Denham also confirmed she would press Parliament to extend the…
