RHONDDA CYNON TAF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT MEMBER TO THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council is seeking to appoint an Independent Member and a reserve Independent Member to its Standards Committee. The Standards Committee of the County Borough Council has been established under the Local Government Act 2000 and…
Health and wellbeing key to starting the year in a positive way As 2018 gets into full swing, Newydd Housing Association is encouraging its householders and communities to ‘Get Hapi’ and take a positive step towards having a happy and healthy year to enjoy. This campaign is inspired by Newydd’s Healthy, Aspiring, Prosperous and Inclusive…
However, there is a need to focus more on tackling the underlying causes of homelessness The latest report from the Auditor General for Wales has looked at how Local Authorities are implementing their new duties and managing the demand for homelessness working and collaborating with partners. To address the growing numbers of homeless people, the…
The former chief executive of the Board of Community Health Councils in Wales says he's experienced a culture of 'entitlement, gagging, bullying and unfairness' in the Welsh NHS. Speaking exclusively to ITV Wales, Tony Rucinski says he was told at the beginning of 2016 not to speak to the media 'on the behest of the…
Launching across Wales in January and February 2018, Transport Innovation Network is part of the “Connecting Communities in Wales” project being delivered by the Community Transport Association. This project is supported by the Welsh Government Rural Communities Development Fund – Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020, which is funded by the Welsh Government and the…
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…
If you're deaf, aged 14-25 and live in Wales with any experience of volunteering we'd like to speak to you. We want to learn about your experiences for a series of short videos we're creating. Gearing Up Project funded by Big Lottery Wales Deaf young people in Wales are giving their time to…
A few weeks ago myself (Manon, Year 9 St John School) and Freya, Year 8 also from St John, were chosen by Velindre to become young ambassadors. Velindre provides over 1.5 million people in South Wales with the care they need, making Velindre the largest cancer hospital in Wales. My role as a young ambassador includes helping…
Local authorities in Wales need to do more to tackle the ‘underlying causes’ of homelessness, auditor says. In order to deal with the growing homelessness crisis, the Welsh government introduced the Housing Act (2014) which requires local authorities and their partners to focus specifically on prevention. It also provided more funding for implementation. A new…
Diabetes UK Cymru is looking for people from across Wales to take on the swimming challenge of the year, Swim22, between 22 February and 22 May. Swim22 participants will cover an incredible 22 miles – the equivalent of crossing the English Channel. People taking on the challenge can swim in their local pool alone or,…
