On Wednesday 27th February 2018, five students from St John Baptist CIW High School (Cerys, Amber, Darius, Sophie and Alice) were given the wonderful opportunity to take part in the BBC School Report. The event took place in the spectacular home of modern dance and performance: the Millennium Centre, Cardiff Bay. The students were joined by pupils…
Hugh Craddock, one of our case officers, is speaking today (7 March) at a congress* in Barcelona on paths in rural areas. Hugh will explain the importance of rural ways in England and Wales for informal recreation. There are probably more than 200,000 kms of rural ways in England: footpaths, bridleway, carriageways, cycle paths and…
On the eve of the public inquiry into Hendy Wind Farm’s appeal against Powys County Council’s refusal of planning permission for seven wind-turbines near Llandegley Rocks, we have renewed our call for rejection of the plans. We are backing the Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales and many other organisations and individuals who oppose…
Were you at Brecon Mountain Railway during half term? Did you see Maldwyn Miles?The 67-year-old hasn’t been seen since February 22 where he was sighted near the Brecon Mountain Railway at Pant at about 2:30pm. We know he got the bus to Merthyr the day before but his bus pass hasn’t been used since, although…
The recent blanket of snow could be described as incredibly beautiful but was possibly seen as devoid of colour from one welsh artist’s perspective. Mikey Jones brings a splash of colour to South Wales next week with his latest exhibition ‘Wales in Colour’. It depicts numerous welsh landmarks and beauty spots from The Millennium Stadium…
IN THE COMMUNITIES OF HIRWAUN, RHIGOS AND PEN-Y-WAUN IN THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF RHONDDA CYNON TAF The right to enter and re-enter with or without vehicles 4,237 square metres of part of the full width of the Vale of Neath Railway and embankments including overhead and underground services for all purposes connected with the…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council will carry out resurfacing works on the A4059 at Cwmbach in its latest project to improve the Cynon Valley corridor for the benefit of road users. The works will see Cwmbach roundabout re-surfaced, along with the section of the A4059 between the Cwmbach and Asda roundabouts. It follows works to re-surface…
The Family and Childcare Trust have released their Annual Childcare Survey. According to the survey, the average price for a part-time nursery place for a child under two is up to £116 per week in Wales, over £6,000 per year. This, the Family and Childcare Trust notes, is twice what Welsh families spend on groceries…
The Children, Young People and Education Committee published the results of their inquiry into Flying Start Outreach on 23 February 2018. The committee made up of a cross-party group of Assembly Members, and in May 2017, it began a short inquiry into the outreach element of the Flying Start programme. The inquiry examined evidence that…
Chief Executive of Cwm Taf University Health Board Allison Williams said: ‘We are very sympathetic to those who were unable to attend work during the severe weather and we know that so many staff used any means possible to get in or worked from different locations. We are currently reviewing a number of staff queries…
