Redstart’s origins go back 20 years. Our first incarnation was in response to a local Government reorganisation, when the Gwent and Glamorgan design consultancies became shared service providers for multiple local authorities. The aim: to provide more cost-effective specialist services for local authorities as a response to a limited pool of people and resources. The…
Since the appearance of Covid-19 pet ownership has been on the increase. Lockdown has brought a variety of changes to our lives and for many families adding a new canine friend has been a popular choice due to lockdown and months of isolation. Problems arise once a new puppy or dog is brought into the home and understanding the right type of care…
The Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Energy, and Rural Affairs – Janet Finch-Saunders MS – has today (September 8) sought urgent clarity from the Welsh Labour-led Government as to how it will ensure that the schemes supported by the £106 millionannounced will represent value for money. This follows the finding by the Auditor General for Wales…
Following the announcement this week that the UK Government will increase the single-use carrier bag charge to 10p from April 2021 in England, Janet Finch-Saunders MS – the Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Energy, and Rural Affairs – has called on the administration here to do the same. Mrs Finch-Saunders said: “Wales is falling behind…
Theatr Iolo will present their first show since lockdown, a brand-new, socially distanced performance for babies in the garden of Cardiff’s multi-artform venue, Chapter. Baby, Bird & Bee will mark the return of the award-winning children and young people's theatre company since they were forced to postpone the productions they had planned for 2020 earlier…
Andrew RT Davies MS – the Shadow Health Minister – has backed a call from one of Wales’ top surgeons for action to create “Covid-light” hospitals and pathways to work through the backlog of delayed elective operations. Since the middle of March, thousands of elective surgery patients – those waiting for non-emergency medical treatment –…
RHONDDA CYNON TAFF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL (FOOTPATH 18 CWMBACH) (TEMPORARY CLOSURE) ORDER 2020 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Order made by Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council on 6 March 2020 under section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (“the Act”) which would have expired on 9 September 2020 has been…
33% of Brits are shopping more online than during lockdown, with 38% shopping online as much as during lockdown Regionally, this trend is highest in Wales where 39% are shopping more than during lockdown, compared to 27% in Northern Ireland, 32% in England or 36% in Scotland. What Welsh bought most in lockdown: Survey reveals…
Legal Charity LawWorks has announced it will expand its services in Wales having received a grant of £422,760 from the National Lottery Community Fund. It will expand its network of independent clinics which provide free legal advice with a focus on increasing healthcare and community mental health clinics across the country. In the last three…
In light of the revised advice on this matter by the World Health Organisation, the Local Authority is strongly recommending that from 10 September 2020, face coverings be worn by all secondary school-based staff and secondary mainstream pupils when moving around common areas of school buildings including corridors, lifts, stairwells, toilets, canteen areas where physical distancing is…
