Cabinet Members will this week receive a formal report from Officers on the Council’s significant and wide-ranging response to the Coronavirus national emergency – along with the key tasks it faces over the coming weeks and months. Recently-introduced amendments to Local Authority meeting regulations now provide the opportunity for formal committee meetings to take place…
RHONDDA CYNON TAFF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL (MOUNTAIN ASH BRIDGE (NEW ROAD TO COMMERCIAL STREET) (TEMPORARY CLOSURE) ORDER 2020 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council, intends, not less than 7 days from the date of this Notice, to make an Order under Section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation…
Coronavirus has affected all aspects of our lives. We have all been affected by the virus and the unprecedented restrictions we have needed to put in place to slow its spread and protect all of us. We know that some people are at an increased risk of serious illness if they are exposed to coronavirus…
A new online service will launch on May 26 for small and medium sized employers to recover Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) payments they have made to their employees, the Government has announced today. The Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme was announced at Budget as part of a package of support measures for businesses affected by the…
Commenting on the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), published today, which show the Covid-19 related deaths up to May 8 (but registered up to May 16), the Shadow Health Minister – Angela Burns MS – said: “On the face of it, there might be some justification to welcome – very cautiously…
The Council is finalising arrangements for formal committee meetings to resume via video conferencing – with the first meeting scheduled for this week. Formal meetings of the Council, Cabinet and Scrutiny were suspended due to the Coronavirus emergency. During this period Members have continued to work with Officers in relation to the Council’s response to…
Today, 18 May 2020 the 4 Governments across the UK will be opening a new website for people with symptoms of coronavirus eligible to book a home test. This is an important part of our Test, Trace and Protect strategy and people across Wales can book a test through www.gov.wales/coronavirus or www.llyw.cymru/coronafeirws. We are also launching a national…
Paul Davies MS – the Leader of the Opposition in the Welsh Parliament – has denounced the First Minister’s plan for exiting lockdown as “… a roadmap to a cul-de-sac, not a roadmap to recovery”. Mr Davies made his comments after the Welsh Labour Government announced its plans today (May 15). Mr Davies said: “Earlier…
The poor supply of personal protective equipment continues to place doctors at risk of death in the frontline fight against COVID-19 – and many feel pressured to stay silent for fear of repercussions. Keith Cooper reportsPublished: Monday 11 May 2020 ‘I have no confidence in the preparations the NHS is making. Mortality among medical staff looking…
The Leader of the Opposition in the Welsh Parliament, Paul Davies MS, has written to the Welsh Parliament’s Presiding Officer asking her to explore the formation of a special committee to look at the Welsh Government’s response to Covid-19. The temporary committee would scrutinise and report on Welsh Ministers’ use of ministerial powers under the…
