“Illustrating the significance of the stories of Wales to a global readership.” Literature Wales has today announced which titles have been shortlisted for both the English and Welsh-language Wales Book of the Year Awards 2019. The Award is presented annually to the best works in the fields of creative writing and literary criticism in…
Darren Millar AM has repeated his calls for the Welsh Government to urgently address staffing shortages in the Welsh NHS which are putting patients at risk. Commenting on today’s news of a Royal Collage warning over the shortage of consultant paediatricians in Wales, acting Welsh Conservative Health spokesperson, Mr Millar, said: “Time after time we hear that…
As part of an investigation following a disturbance which occurred in Pontypridd on Friday, May 3, 18 year-old Kyle Townsend from Aberdare has been charged with breaching his criminal behaviour order.He will appear at Merthyr Magistrates Court on Friday, 10 May, 2019.The investigation into the incident is ongoing – officers expect to make further arrests…
Shadow Environment Minister and South Wales Central AM, Andrew RT Davies, has written to the First Minister calling on him to intervene and make an urgent decision on the environmental impact assessment for Barry Incinerator. In February 2018, Labour’s Environment Minister, Hannah Blythyn AM, claimed the Welsh Government was minded to order an EIA for…
About Glenboi Primary School Glenboi Primary school is in the village of Glenboi, near Mountain Ash in Rhondda, Cynon Taf local authority. There are 134 pupils on roll, including 23 pupils in the nursery. There is a learning resource base for pupils with emotional and behavioural difficulties at the school, one single age, full time…
Welsh hospitals are understaffed and overstretched. Over two-thirds of trainees report regular and frequent rota gaps, almost one-third of advertised consultant posts go unfilled, and absence due to sickness is rising. As 120 doctors and health professionals gather today (Thursday 09 May) in Deeside for the Royal College of Physician’s (RCP) second north Wales conference, the college has…
All authorities bar one (Denbighshire) responded to the request. The figures showed: £113,948,515 was spent on agency supply staff in the above period; Two authorities, Neath Port Talbot and Newport, won’t payroll supply teachers directly, forcing schools to go to agencies. In Wrexham, supply teachers can only be paid directly in certain circumstances; Eight authorities…
A WELSH care agency is hosting its first ever #ChangeLives week (May, 2019) to raise awareness of what it is like to work in the care industry and how rewarding it can be. Abacare wants to change people’s preconceived ideas about the industry and is hosting the week on social media from May 20…
During yesterday's First Minister's Questions, Mr Drakeford announced that speed limits of 20mph could be introduced in all residential areas in Wales. Explaining the Welsh Government’s position, he continued, "Local authorities have to have the discretion to retain 30mph zones on key arterial routes, but outside that, and in residential areas, we know that 20mph…
Commenting on the news that the Welsh Government has appointed the former Head of Safeguarding for Cwm Taf University Health Board as Chair of the new National Independent Safeguarding Board and that two of the Board’s six members have a history of activism for the Labour Party, acting Welsh Conservative Health spokesperson, Darren Millar AM,…
