Welsh Conservative leader Paul Davies AM has urged the First Minister to stop ‘dithering’ over the M4 relief road, as the Welsh Labour leader admits he is yet to read inquiry findings. Mr Davies has shone a light over the Welsh Government’s inability to make a decision over the future of the M4 relief road,…
Number of carers juggling paid work and care across Wales increases to 220,000 1 in 7 of the Welsh workforce are caring for a loved one 6% of the Welsh adult population have quit their job to care Carers Wales calls for better employment rights including 5 to 10 days paid care leave New research…
The Wales Audit Office (WAO) and the Auditor General for Wales (AGW) are to appoint two suppliers to provide external legal advice on a range of topics and issues relevant to their statutory functions. “The advice required will typically relate to either the WAO’s provision of services to the AGW or the AGW’s statutory work,”…
Cwm Taf University Health Board held its latest Board meeting on January 30th 2019 at Ynysmeurig House in Abercynon. This bulletin sets out the key messages from the meeting about healthcare provision in Cwm Taf. You can read the full Board papers on our website but if you have any queries or questions about the issues discussed…
Ahead of the Welsh Government’s rough sleeper count, Wales’s leading homelessness charity, The Wallich, has released an in-depth report into the types of people it supports on the streets of South Wales. It goes on to make seven recommendations to reduce homelessness across the country. The Wallich's Street Based Lifestyle Monitor (SBL) shows the number of people…
AN AWARD-WINNING care agency in Wales is supporting a new nursing cadet scheme launched by the Royal College of Nurses (RCN) and backed by the Prince of Wales (February, 2019). Abacare says the scheme, which is being trialled in Wales in partnership with the Wales Army Cadet Force, is a step in the right…
The current structure for consumer enforcement is far too reliant on “increasingly overstretched” local authority Trading Standards Services and is “on the verge of collapse”, a report from Which? has claimed. The consumer rights group calls in the report for the responsibilities of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to be expanded to create a…
We understand that the news covering our maternity services and the latest statement issued today from Welsh Government regarding the independent review of maternity services in Cwm Taf University Health Board may have caused some anxiety and concern. Please find below a statement from our Chief Executive which includes details of a contact line for…
An exciting new era begins at Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon’s canal-side centre for the arts and entertainment in 2019 as David Wilson is appointed to the post of Theatre Director. David, who started in the new post in early January, quickly discovered how community driven Brecon’s theatre is, with tickets for the YFC entertainment festival…
About Aberdare Town C.I.W. Primary School Aberdare Town Church in Wales Primary School is in Aberdare in Rhondda Cynon Taf local authority. The school has 300 pupils, including 39 who attend the nursery on a part-time basis. The school has 10 classes, including 5 mixed-age classes and a nursery class. The rolling average of pupils…
