Students at St John Baptist Church in Wales High School are once again celebrating outstanding A level results. Over a quarter of all students achieved A*/A grades the highest the school has ever achieved and over three quarters of students achieved A*-C grades. This is a significant increase in the results from last year. All…
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A MEETING OF THE CWM TAF UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD IS TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY,30 AUGUST 2018 AT 2.00PM IN YNYSMEURIG HOUSE, NAVIGATION PARK, ABERCYNON. MRS A WILLIAMSCHIEF EXECUTIVE12 JULY 2018
Nordam Europe Limited have been fined after workers were exposed to Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS). Cardiff Crown Court heard how around 100 employees of the company, which maintains and repairs aircraft components, were exposed to Hand Arm Vibration (HAV) and developed Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) over 22 years. At least 30 employees were…
The Aberdare Branch of the Royal Welsh Veterans' Association has taken this project on, and as a result of their efforts, a new headstone has been procured. A rededication ceremony will take place at Aberdare cemetery at 10 am on Saturday 29 September, and various local dignitaries have been invited. In Aberdare Cemetery…
If you could get the Welsh Government to do one thing to be more transparent or engaging, what would it be? Especially if you knew the government had to listen and respond? That was the premise of a recent consultation we did as part of the Open Government Network for Wales. Open Government is a rather…
Hoggin’ the Bridge, the motorbike ride raising thousands of pounds for charity, will take place this year on the weekend of 29 and 30 September. The event, now in its 19th year, is run by Caldicot Town Team, a not-for-profit community interest company run entirely by volunteers. All proceeds from Hoggin’ the Bridge go to…
Welsh Conservatives have uncovered data showing the Labour-led Welsh Government has spent £18,591,272 of public money on PR and marketing agencies in the last three financial years. Over £8 million was spent in 2017/18, representing 44% of the three-year cost. The cost had risen from nearly £5 million (£4,969,445) in 2016/17, after falling from £5,465,393…
Patients in the Church Village area will soon be able to consult their GP via computer or smartphone. Parc Canol Group Practice, responsible for 17,500 patients, is adopting a 24-hour E-consultation system. The web-based consultations are conducted via the practice website and offer medical advice, prescriptions or sick notes, or a referral to a face-to-face…
The Welsh Health Specialised Services committee (WHSSC) has been consulting on the future provision of adult thoracic (chest) surgery across South Wales. They are looking for views on the proposal to locate a single adult thoracic surgery centre at Morriston Hospital in Swansea serving patients from south east Wales, west Wales, and south Powys. This…
A new law introducing a minimum price for alcohol in Wales has been granted Royal Assent by Her Majesty the Queen. The Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Act 2018 is part of the Welsh Government’s wider efforts to reduce excessive drinking, recognising the impacts it can have on people’s health and well-being….
