RHONDDA CYNON TAFF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL NOTICE UNDER SECTION 123(1) (2A) OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1972 Notice is hereby given that the County Borough Council of Rhondda Cynon Taff intends to dispose of the following areas of land within Rhondda Cynon Taff which consists or forms part of an open space. Land…
As a membership charity for unpaid carers, Carers Wales continually seeks carer input into our work, our priorities and direction. Since the coronavirus restrictions have been in place, we have been seeking new ways to do this. We are trialing open discussions so carers can tell us what the key priorities should be for our…
A total of 12 Combat Medical Technicians and Paramedics from the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) have been deployed to Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend since April 2020. Their role within the hospital has been to provide support to the COVID-19 wards, in particular, the COVID respiratory high care unit as well as the intensive…
The Campaign to Save Royal Glamorgan Hospital A&E (SRGAE) welcomes the recommendation put before the Cwm Taf University Health Board not to downgrade the unit and says it represents a major step towards final victory for our campaign. Although we will not have a final decision until the full board meets on 29 June,…
Commenting on the report that some 1,000 people have been discharged from hospital to care homes without Covid testing, Janet Finch-Saunders, the Shadow Minister for Social Care, said: “We need an urgent inquiry of the impact of these hospital discharges on coronavirus infection rates in Welsh care homes. “We need to be able to determine whether residents…
The Council’s Library Service is launching an ‘Order and Collect’ service for all of its customers, with effect from Wednesday, June 24. Book lovers from across the County Borough will be able to select and reserve up to five books via the Council’s online catalogue or by calling Pontypridd Library (at its new Llys Cadwyn…
Dr Nick Lyons, Medical Director of Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB, said: “Our teams have been working extremely hard to make significant changes to the Emergency Department and supporting services at Royal Glamorgan Hospital. This has resulted in a number of important developments including new clinical leadership, the introduction of new roles and joint working across…
Earlier this month we told you about an arrest following the discovery of a large cannabis factory at the old Commercial Hotel in Cifynydd. Today, Flavio Picaku, 25, was jailed for 12 months after pleading guilty to producing the class B drug. Officers discovered drugs potentially worth more than £600,000 inside the premises – nine rooms…
So-called ‘hybrid’ meetings – where some councillors are present in a committee room and others participate remotely – are unlawful “under the current situation as it stands at the moment”, Lawyers in Local Government (LLG) and the Association of Democratic Services Officers (ADSO) have concluded. A more detailed statement is available for LLG and ADSO…
Leader of the Council, Councillor Andrew Morgan, said: “Last night, communities across Rhondda Cynon Taf experienced unprecedented levels of rainfall during a short space of time, with 26mm falling over the space of just twenty minutes. As a consequence, communities including Pentre, which were devastated by flooding earlier this year, were once again hit hard. “As…
