‘Exhausted’ staff try to recover from summer term, but few anticipate opportunity to switch off and relax Lockdown and home learning has presented huge challenges for parents and children, but how have teachers fared? As the school holidays begin, they have been reflecting on the strangest term in their careers – and they say that it was…
The two Rhondda Cynon Taf recipients of The Diana Award 2020 have been inundated with messages of goodwill and support from family members, politicians, teachers and celebrities. Students Alysa Neads and Declan Andrews-James both received The Diana Award 2020 in recognition of their work in their communities. They were among just eight inspirational children and…
Foxglove puppets have kindly offered one lucky winner the chance to win a bespoke puppet. The puppet can be of you, a family member, friend or even your pet! You can enter the raffle on Just Giving and one entry is only £5 https://rb.gy/wtseqj Natasha from Foxglove Puppets says, ‘My Auntie is a member of…
Parents in Wales are being urged to claim Child Benefit, even if they have not yet been able to register the birth of their new-borns, to ensure they don’t miss out. Between April and July 2019, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) received 49,637 more new Child Benefit claims compared to the same period in…
Velindre University NHS Trust will hold its first virtual Board meeting in public on Thursday 30 July. The Trust Executive Team and Non-Executive Directors will hold their Board meeting in public using the Zoom platform in an organisational first. The Board has overall responsibility for the strategy and performance of the Trust and its Divisions. The…
Tax credits customers have just one week left to tell HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) about changes to their circumstances or income before the deadline on 31 July 2020. Customers whose circumstances have changed in the last year or who have received a letter to reconfirm their income details must contact HMRC. Failure…
Police Act 1829 established a full-time, professional and centrally police force. No Police and crime commissioners until 22 November 2012 do we need them? Freedom of Information requests by the Welsh Conservatives have uncovered that Wales’ Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) have spent in excess of £8 million on PR and staffing costs in the last four years. The FOIs…
Mark Isherwood MS – the Shadow Minister for Local Government and Housing – has reacted with concern to a report released today (July 23) by Audit Wales into the Welsh Labour-led Government’s response to homelessness, including during the Covid-19 crisis. Mr Isherwood – the Welsh Conservative spokesperson on Homelessness – said: “This is nothing short of a…
Homes created under permitted development rights (PDR) conversions offer worse residential environments than those converted under normal planning permission, research for the Government has found. Many PDR schemes avoided making any planning gain contribution despite creating increased costs for local authorities, the research also found. Researchers from the Bartlett School of Planning, at University College…
HE WELSH MINISTERS (THE NEATH TO ABERGAVENNY TRUNK ROAD (A465) (ABERGAVENNY TO HIRWAUN DUALLING AND SLIP ROADS) AND EAST OF ABERCYNON TO EAST OF DOWLAIS TRUNK ROAD (A4060) AND CARDIFF TO GLAN CONWY TRUNK ROAD (A470) (CONNECTING ROADS) (DOWLAIS TOP TO HIRWAUN)) (SUPPLEMENTARY) (NO. 2) COMPULSORY PURCHASE) ORDER 20– COMPULSORY PURCHASE OF LAND AND NEW…
