A pioneering optometry scheme is reducing hospital referrals and allowing patients to be treated closer to home during the pandemic. Patients in RCT, Merthyr and Bridgend are benefitting from the Optometry Independent Prescribing scheme which has allowed seven optometrists across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board area to utilise their skills as qualified Independent…
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…
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…
People in Wales will be able to give a big boost this month to three life-changing charities that have been heavily impacted by COVID-19. Tesco stores across the nation are supporting the Tesco Health Charity Partnership’s appeal to raise money for Cancer Research UK, the British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK from 26 to 28…
Please see our new draft Guidance on the Code of Conduct for members of County and Community/Town Councils. Please submit any comments to communications@ombudsman.wales by 21 March 2021. The Code of Conduct for Members of Local Authorities in Wales – Guidance from PSOW for Members of Community and Town Councils The Code of Conduct for Members of Local…
Exactly one year ago to the date, residents and businesses in Rhondda Cynon Taf were hit by one of the worst flooding events in living memory. But so much devastation could have been avoided by better maintenance and management of culverts watercourses and floodplains. https://www.aberdareonline.co.uk/news/rhondda-cynon-taff/fight-justice-flood-victims-continues-year Following days of adverse weather conditions, including persistent torrential rain, rivers breached throughout…
Jeremy Davies, 55, has been a Mental Health Nurse for almost 33 years. In this feature he discusses his work, pay challenges facing NHS nurses and his hopes for the RCN's Fair Pay for Nursing Campaign. What attracted you to a career in nursing? Back in the 1980s I was one of the army of…
Janet Finch-Saunders MS – the Shadow Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs – is concerned at the report into coal tips in Wales, which has found that some 600 have been classed as "high-risk". The investigation was conducted a year on from a 60,000-tonne landslip caused by Storm Dennis in early 2020 at Tylorstown,…
On the night of 15th February and the early hours of 16th February 2020, Storm Dennis hit and over 1000 homes and businesses across RCT suffered devastating floods. A year on, the impact can still be seen and felt, with very little done to reassure those affected that the situation would be different if a similar storm…
Commenting on the planned fares rise, Russell George MS – the Shadow Minister for Economy, Transport and Mid Wales – said: “The irony, verging on hypocrisy, shown by Labour over this 2.6-percent rise in fares for Transport for Wales passengers is shocking – especially with just a fortnight before the new fare structure is imposed….
