On Saturday 8th September I will be running the Coed Morgannwg Way from Merthyr Tydfil to Margam Abbey over the mountains of South Wales, in memory of my late father Dil Robbins. My father was a Welsh international athlete and multiple Welsh Champion at distances ranging from 1 mile to the marathon, who tragically passed…
Heather Clash joins Transport for Wales as Executive Director of Finance. A CIMA qualified accountant, she also has an Accountancy degree from Cardiff University. Heather will also join the company’s board, bringing the number of female board members to four out of the total seven. An experienced finance professional, Heather joins Transport for Wales from…
The Council will complete £140,000 works to introduce a safer walking route to school for parents and pupils in Cwmaman – ahead of the community’s brand new £7.2m primary school opening this September. The 3-11 school off Glanaman Road will welcome pupils from Glynhafod Junior and Cwmaman Infants’ schools at the start of the 2018/19…
STAFF at a Welsh care provider are showing their support and helping to raise awareness about the importance of society’s ‘hidden’ carers as part of National Dementia Carers’ Day this month (September, 2018). National Dementia Carers’ Day, part of World Alzheimer’s Month, takes place on September 9 and recognises and celebrates informal dementia carers,…
RHONDDA CYNON TAFF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL (FOOTPATH 44 ABERDARE) (TEMPORARY FOOTPATH CLOSURE) ORDER 2018 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Order made by Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council on 28th February 2018 under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (“the Act”) which would have expired on 2nd September 2018 has…
Welsh Conservatives have obtained figures showing the poor levels of transparency of town and community councils across Wales, with access to minutes and meetings ‘a mixed bag’. Out of the 734 community councils in Wales, 10% (74) do not have websites, while 69 have no email addresses and 19 have no electronic presence whatsoever. Use…
Care Inspectorate Wales (DSS) inspection of children's services in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council during April and May 2018. The inspection made considering the experience and progress on the periphery of care, looked after children and care leavers, and the use of foster care, residential care and locations outside the area. Inspectors also made inquiries consider child…
STAFF from an award-winning Welsh care agency in Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) are offering expert advice to the public on spotting the early warning signs of dementia as part of World Alzheimer’s Month next month (September, 2018). According to the Alzheimer’s Society, there are 850,000 people with dementia in the UK, with numbers set…
Macmillan Cancer Support’s Welsh information and support bus, Bronwen, will be returning to Rhondda Cynon Taf after providing information to over 2,500 people when she visited the area in April this year. Bronwen bus will be parked up in locations in Aberdare, Pontypridd and Tonypandy between Thursday 30 August and Saturday 1 September. The bus…
As children in Wales prepare to return to school next week, concerns have been raised over the number of struggling schools across the country. Currently, 19 schools are in Special Measures across Wales while 26 schools are in need of Significant Improvement – the highest numbers for both since 2014/15. The Welsh Conservative Shadow Education…
