Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has worked closely with Taff’s Well and Nantgarw Community Council to provide a new enforcement officer to tackle issues in the local area. The partnership began when the Community Council contacted the Local Authority in June to discuss problems such as littering, dog fouling and parking issues – and proposed the…
At least 1,400 vulnerable people will spend Christmas on a hospital ward – well enough to go home, but trapped because of a social care system starved of funding. Alzheimer’s Society Chief Executive Jeremy Hughes today warned a desperate lack of available homecare and care homes is ‘turning wards into waiting rooms’, after their investigation…
The Welsh Government’s newly announced permanent business rate relief scheme “fails to deliver the radical changes Welsh business needs”, a Conservative AM has said. It comes in response to a statement published today by Mark Drakeford AM, Welsh Labour’s Cabinet Secretary for Finance. The announcement (see attached) fails in the following respects: Wales still has…
District Nurses and GP practices across Cwm Taf worked together to set up an electronic flu clinic. Practices created a list of patients in need of a vaccination on their computer system which could be accessed by District Nurses in the community via their Chromebooks. The initiative improves patient safety and communication as the practice…
With a fortnight to go until Christmas Day, the Council has announced its recycling arrangements for the County Borough this festive season. After all ‘Tis the Season to Recycle in Rhondda Cynon Taf! ‘Tis the Season to Recycle! In order to recycle as much as possible over the next few weeks, there is important information and…
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RNIB Cymru’s Rights, Advice and Information Service (RAISE) is a specialist welfare benefit and welfare rights service for people with sensory loss across Wales who face poverty and social exclusion. The Big Lottery Fund provided three years’ funding of almost a million pounds enabling RNIB Cymru, in partnership with Action on Hearing Loss Cymru and…
New guidance issued recently will help operators take the necessary steps to minimize the risk of fires in waste sites in Wales. Several major fires at waste sites have been in recent years that have taken up to three weeks to turn it off. The new guidelines – issued by the Natural Wealth Wales…
Welsh Conservatives have responded to research showing that school budgets in Wales have fallen by around £370 per pupil in six years. Darren Millar AM, Welsh Conservative Shadow Education Secretary, said: “UK Government, with the agreement of Welsh Government, has introduced an historic funding floor which means that Wales now gets £1.20 for every £1…
Do you know someone who loves the outdoors, perhaps enjoys walking, riding or cycling in our countryside, on coastal paths or in urban parks or green spaces? OSS has written, curated and sponsored a range of publications and magazines on topics including a history of public paths, how to register and protect a village green and an…
