Pensioners face a care funding lottery, insurance company warns as FOI requests reveal ‘huge variation’ in how care homes are funded. The mutual insurer Royal London sent freedom of information inquiries to 150 English councils with responsibility for funding social care and has received information from over 125 to date. They discovered there was ‘huge variation’…
The Council has welcomed a £4m investment made by bus operator Stagecoach to provide a luxury Gold service on a second major route in Rhondda Cynon Taf. The 120/130 Blaencwm/Blaenrhondda to Caerphilly route – which also serves Treorchy, Tonypandy, Porth, Pontypridd and Nantgarw – is now benefitting from new high-quality vehicles that were launched at…
Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies, has today written to Carwyn Jones to express concerns regarding the ‘terms of reference’ of the Independent Adviser’s investigation into the First Minister. In his letter, he has asked for the First Minister to confirm whether the Independent Adviser will be allowed to investigate and explore…
Freedom of Infomation Request 5 September 2017 Dear Rhondda Cynon Taff Council, Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide me with the following information: 1. the amount of money spent on asbestos management in schools between 2006 and 2016 (to include the costs of surveys, staff training and work to enclose asbestos within schools) 2….
BBC Wales X-Ray is doing some research on the number of bank branches closing in Wales and the effect these closures have on local communities. If you would like to get in touch with the issue please email [email protected]
Councils urged to control invasive weeds after court ruling Local authorities are being encouraged to take urgent action to control Japanese knotweed following a landmark court ruling. Residents in South Wales sued Network Rail after claiming knotweed growing on a railway embankment had spread to the foundations of their nearby homes. They claimed the value…
CARING and kind natured Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) residents who are looking for a job can sign up with Abacare to become a Care Worker and be in a position by Christmas (December, 2017). The award-winning care agency has 30 roles to fill and is looking for caring, honest and reliable individuals to join…
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has searched two addresses in Nottingham as part of an investigation into a network suspected of making hundreds of millions of nuisance calls. ICO enforcement officers were joined by colleagues from the Claims Management Regulator and Nottinghamshire Police to execute a search warrant at an office building in the city….
A 'culture change' is needed to make sure decisions taken by council leaders are properly scrutinised, MPs have warned. The Communities and Local Government Committee (CLGC) says in extreme cases the lack of independent overview has contributed to severe service failures. It says scrutiny is often 'marginalised', leading to a lack of constructive challenge to…
RHONDDA CYNON TAFF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL (B4275 HIRWAUN ROAD, TRECYNON) (PEDESTRIAN CROSSING) NOTICE 2017 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council in exercise of their powers under Section 23 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and after consultation with the Chief Officer of Police in accordance with Section…
