Cabinet Members have supported plans by the Welsh Government for its major dualling scheme on the A465 Heads of the Valleys road, by 2022. An Officer report to Cabinet’s meeting on October 3 recommended Members support the major project, to dual a 17.7km section of the A465 from Hirwaun to Dowlais Top. This is an…
The Leader of the Welsh Conservatives has blamed Wales’ poor broadband coverage on Welsh Government ‘bureaucratic inertia’. Speaking following First Minister’s questions, Paul Davies also stated that the delayed rollout of Superfast Cymru was another example of the Government’s ‘incompetent’ approach to public procurement. In its 2011 manifesto, the Welsh Labour Party committed to ensuring…
Cwm Taf University Health Board has published the below statement following the Cabinet Secretary’s statement on maternity services on October 9th. “We welcome today’s statement by the Cabinet Secretary which outlines the comprehensive approach we are taking to this process. We continue to liaise closely with Welsh Government in response to the concerns that have…
Mrs A complained that the Health Board delayed in providing her son, Mr B, with appropriate and timely mental health and autism spectrum disorder (“ASD”) assessments. She also complained about the Health Board’s failure to provide her with a robust response to her complaints. In 2015, a Crisis Team assessed Mr B’s psychiatric and psychological…
A “fear and blame” culture within Welsh public sector bodies must be tackled if lessons are to be learnt from complaints, an Ombudsman report has found Ending Groundhog Day: Lessons from Poor Complaint Handling, highlights cases from across devolved public services in Wales where investigations by public bodies have been inadequate and failed the service…
A GP has secured his initial target of £5,000 to fund initial advice on a potential legal challenge to rules preventing GP practices from charging patients for all but a narrowly prescribed range of services. The claimant, Dr Matthew Davies, is a 6-session GP partner in a rural practice. He is also…
Consultation agreed for 21st Century Schools investment in Pontypridd Cabinet Members have agreed to an extensive consultation over new proposals to invest £37.4m in Pontypridd schools – which would be the latest wave of 21st Century Schools investment across the County Borough. The proposals were considered at Cabinet’s meeting on Wednesday, October 3, having been outlined…
Huge campaign victory for Cardiff family and Diabetes UK Cymru Peter Baldwin’s legacy will help other children with the condition Recommendations to ensure better diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes in children and young people were accepted by the Welsh Government on 3 October after a long-standing campaign by a Cardiff family and…
Reports that more than £5 million of public money has been lost in supporting Swansea-based steel firm, Kancoat, has been described as "more than an isolated blip" by Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Russell George. Kancoat received £3.4m from the Welsh Government and later went into administration incurring a further £2 million charge to surrender the lease on the…
Following many posts on social media highlighting the traffic bottleneck on the A465 approach to Hirwaun Roundabout from Merthyr, the question commuters were asking why is the A465 approach road reduced to a single lane. The traffic backs up from Hirwaun roundabout to Croesbychan Junction several times every day, the A465 is a Trunk Road…
