Andrew RT Davies – the Shadow Health Minister – has said it will be an “extremely distressing time” when parents whose children died because of service failures at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Boar’s maternity department are told of the findings of the investigation. Welsh Conservative Mr Davies said: “I cannot even imagine what the…
Children with vision impairment in Rhondda Cynon Taf are set to benefit from LEGO® Braille Bricks toolkits thanks to the Royal National Institute of Blind People’s (RNIB) work with the LEGO Foundation. The toolkits have so far been distributed to Ceredigion Council, Swansea Council, Conwy Sensory Support Service, Carmarthenshire Council, Bridgend Council, Neath Port…
Public Health Wales is urging all eligible people in Wales to have their free flu vaccine as NHS Wales begins its largest ever national flu vaccine programme. Flu (also known as influenza) can be serious, particularly for those who are older or have a health condition and are more vulnerable to complications as a result…
Cabinet has agreed to the Council creating a Social Letting Agency (SLA) to manage private rented properties for landlords – providing sustainable and affordable housing for those in need and acting as an incentive for vacant properties to be brought into use. A report to the virtual Cabinet meeting on Thursday, September 24, outlined a business…
Six more public houses and licensed premises in Rhondda Cynon Taf have been served with Premises Improvement Notices. Council Enforcement Officers have served the 48-hour Premises Improvement Notices to the following licensed premises for failure to adhere to Covid-19 Guidance and Regulations in relation to social distancing: The Whitcombe Inn, Whitcombe Street, Aberdare The Gloster…
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board has welcomed its new chief executive, Paul Mears, who joins the organisation having worked in the NHS in England since 2003. Starting in the role at a time of great challenge, Paul’s focus will be on strengthening relationships with our communities and partners, as well as building on the…
Wales’ largest onshore windfarm is celebrating its third birthday by reporting it has invested £5million in community projects in Rhondda Cynon Taf and Neath Port Talbot – including £500,000 in emergency Covid funding. Operated by energy company Vattenfall and located on land owned by Natural Resources Wales, Pen y Cymoedd wind farm is contributing towards…
Natural Resources Wales has approved EDF Energy’s plan to sample and test marine sediment from the Bristol Channel before any future licence application for its disposal in Wales. The source of the sediment is the Somerset foreshore in England, part of the construction site of the Hinkley Point C power station. EDF Energy will need to…
The founder of CancerPal, Jo Riley, has won the Entrepreneur for Good Award for Wales at theGreat British Entrepreneur Awards.CancerPal is an online platform supporting the family & friends of those going through cancer,so that they, in turn, can provide the best possible support to their loved ones with the disease.It’s a " one-stop shop"…
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding customers that time is running out to register for Self Assessment. Anyone submitting a Self Assessment (SA) return for the first time – including High Income Child Benefit Charge customers – will need to register for SA by 5 October so that they can complete their return by 31…
