An ‘Afternoon Tea’ was held on March 15th in Ysbyty Cwm Cynon for staff who have achieved 40+ years’ service to the NHS. The event saw staff from across the health board get together to celebrate their achievement with family members, friends and colleagues. Nine hundred and nine years was the total of NHS service achieved…
Open University experts had to consider this question when working as part of the academic team on the recent BBC Two series: Icons. This interactive series presented four extraordinary icons in seven categories of human excellence: Leaders, Explorers, Scientists, Entertainers, Activists, Sports Stars, Artists & Writers. The public voted throughout the series for their favourite…
How can you trust a council that constantly uses 'newspeak' and untruths? "The Council’s investment to renew and future-proof its roads and footways continues through #RCTinvest in 2018/19. These carriageway resurfacing schemes in #Penrhiwceiber, #Aberdare and #Llantrisant were completed recently". We draw your attention to "investment" – the comms department of our local authority use this term a lot. That is probably…
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is launching the first ever Wales Outdoor Learning Week with the Wales Council for Outdoor Learning. The campaign, which runs from 1 – 7 April, encourages teachers, learning groups and families across Wales to make outdoor learning part of everyday life. It aims to celebrate and promote the multiple benefits of a classroom without walls while sharing practical outdoor activities to try at home…
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has issued a good practice guide to help adult social care providers improve their services. Common issues the Ombudsman said it sees in its complaints include a lack of clear information about fees, charges and contracts, problems with billing and invoices, ensuring people’s belongings are looked after properly,…
There is a need for a step change in transparency by local public bodies and particularly those in the NHS, MPs have said. In a report, Auditing local government, the Public Accounts Committee noted that in 2017-18, auditors found that more than 1 in 5 local public bodies did not have proper arrangements in place to secure…
Consultation description Decapitalisation rates are used in the calculation of the rateable value of certain properties. These properties would include schools, hospitals, and oil refineries. We are consulting on: whether the decapitalisation rate should be prescribed in legislation which rates should be prescribed how the rate or rates should be calculated Consultation documents Consultation…
We know that the House of Lords is a mess. Bloated, unaccountable and packed full of unelected aristocrats out of touch with the needs of modern Britain. But calls for an overhaul are growing. Today a bill that would mark a small step forward returns to the House of Lords: one which would end the absurd system…
Three family members operating a stall at Carew Market and other sites in South Wales have been sentenced at Swansea Crown Court after admitting to multiple food hygiene offences. Pembrokeshire County Council and Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council brought cases against the individuals and their company, Marley Cwmgors Food Limited, following multiple and repeated…
Local authorities “are using a legal loophole” to house families in bed and breakfast accommodation for longer than the legal limit, a children’s legal rights charity has claimed. Just for Kids Law said its Freedom of Information requests had shown in the last year that out of 1,641 families with children housed in council-owned B&Bs…
