The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Cymru Wales will be launching a major new report on junior doctor wellbeing at our north Wales spring conference on Thursday 09 May 2019. In north Wales in 2018, only 43% of advertised consultant posts were filled. As 120 doctors and health professionals gather in Deeside for the RCP’s second north…
Councils have abandoned the powers to tackle the rising number of empty home, according to a modular home provider. This has prompted calls for the legislation to be replaced with a scheme local authorities find easier to use. Applications to seize vacant properties using Empty Dwelling Management Orders (EDMOs) dropped to just six in 2018,…
The next Labour government would put an end to the policy that sees commercial spaces converted into residential units without going through the full planning process. Labour said permitted development rights, introduced under the coalition government in 2013, give developers “a get-out” from providing affordable housing and meeting space standards. The current Conservative government is…
