We are concerned that public parks are increasingly threatened by commercial activities and that the government’s response to the House of Commons’ Communities and Local Government Select Committee report into the future of parks and green spaces does not adequately address this. Domes on Clapham Common. The society had argued to the committee that it should recommend…
Automated call crackdown continues as ICO fines firm for 16.7 million illegal calls about boiler grants The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Coventry firm Easyleads Limited £260,000 for making 16.7 million automated marketing calls. It brings the penalties handed out in the last week to companies behind illegal recorded messages to £610,000, after the ICO fined…
RHONDDA CYNON TAFF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL (B4275 QUARTER MILE BRIDGE, ABERCYNON) (TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE) ORDER 2017 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council have made an Order under Section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended by the Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act 1991, which will…
Social workers launched a campaign today demanding respect for their profession after report revealed they work more than £600m of unpaid overtime a year. The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) and Social Workers Union (SWU) say there is an urgent need to stop damaging levels of stress among social workers to prevent skilled staff…
Welsh council leaders have called for an end to the ‘relentless cuts to public services’ after a new report highlighted the scale of shrinking budgets. The Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) said the report by Wales Public Services 2025 ‘laid bare the catastrophic impact’ of eight years of austerity. Functions including transport, protection, culture, libraries…
Valleys Steps are holding Stress Control and Mindfulness meetings around RCT and Merthyr, designed to teach ways of managing stress and boosting wellbeing. We are running informal drop-in information sessions for people who are interested in attending our courses, but perhaps want more information on the content of the courses and the structure of the…
Tell us what matters to you and help us improve healthcare services for people in Wales In March our current strategic plan comes to an end. Before we publish a draft strategic plan for 2018-21 we would like to hear what you think our priorities should be for the years ahead. Our Strategic…
‘Songaminute man’ Teddy Mac, an 81 year old man with Alzheimer’s disease and former entertainer from Blackburn, has realised his debut album. Last year Teddy became an internet sensation following a video of him singing Quando Quando Quando in the car with his son Simon that went viral across the world and helped raise £150,000 for Alzheimer’s…
A new poll from Action for Children has shown that few people in Wales are likely to ever become a foster carer. 88% of Welsh adults said that they were unlikely to ever become a foster carer. Action for Children a launching a drive to recruit more foster carers this month, aimed at the difference…
Look after your eyes by going for a regular sight test is the message of this year’s National Eye Health Week which runs from 18-24 September 2017. Now in its eighth year, National Eye Health Week brings organisations and health professionals from across Wales together to raise awareness of the need for regular sight tests and how…
