AN RAF veteran who suffered a life-changing injury in a motorbike crash has been given a new custom-built wheelchair as she prepares for her role as Vice-captain of Team UK at the Invictus Games. Kelly Leonard, 42, who was medically discharged from the RAF after the life-changing accident, is hoping to compete in wheelchair basketball…
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Twits, James and the Giant Peach… children and adults have been delighted by Roald Dahl’s books for generations. September 13 is Roald Dahl Day, a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our favourite Dahl stories and characters with fellow fans all over the world. Here, Dahl fan and former primary school teacher Laura Steele of educational resources experts PlanBee shares…
An uncle and nephew from Merthyr Tydfil have raised almost £7000 by taking on a gruelling, 250-mile bike ride from Holyhead to Cardiff Bay in aid of Diabetes UK. Robert Evans, 49, and his nephew Rhys Deen, 29, took on the two-day challenge after Robert’s 14-year-old daughter, Bonnie, experienced temporary blindness in late 2019…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has issued its first Premises Closure Notice to a licensed premises within the County Borough for failure to comply with COVID-19 guidance and regulations. Using its designated powers, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council has imposed, with immediate effect, a Premises Closure Notice on Players Sports Bar, 2-3 Broadway, Pontypridd, CF37…
Due to an increasing number of positive COVID-19 cases Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB and Council Leaders in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf are asking all residents to take action now to avoid the need for a formal local lock-down in the near future. The voluntary actions requested from residents, which are recommended with immediate…
The temporary COVID testing centre in Porth will be RELOCATED to Rhondda Cynon Taf Council offices at The Pavilions, Clydach Vale, CF40 2XX, with IMMEDIATE EFFECT.
Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) has today published two companion national reports, reviewing care and support for older people in Wales. The national review of prevention and promotion of independence for older adults considers the experiences of older people in contact with local authority social services, and the national review of care homes for people living with dementia examines the experience…
Social distancing means keeping people apart to help reduce the spread of coronavirus. Where possible you should keep people 2m apart. If this is not viable, keeping 1m apart with risk mitigation is acceptable. In the UK some rules such as social distancing may be different in each of the devolved nations. However, HSE regulates…
Additional improvements to 17 bus services from this week https://www.stagecoachbus.com/media-library/files/south%20wales/south%20wales%20annual%20report%2019-20%20v2.pdf Improvements to 17 more bus services came into effect from September 6 and 7 – on top of the changes introduced last week, further increasing the level of service. In the initial response to the Coronavirus pandemic, a foundation level of service was agreed between…
Due to the recent rise in the number of cases of Coronavirus in the Lower Rhondda area, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council, working in partnership with Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board will be setting up a temporary testing centre at Oldway House car park, Porth, CF39 9ST from Thursday 10 September. The testing facility is intended for…
