STATEMENT from the Trust's Chief Executive in response to the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) report on the impact of delayed hospital handovers – Jason Killens, Chief Executive of the Welsh Ambulance Service, said: “Despite ongoing efforts over the years, hospital handover delays remain a serious and long-standing issue which is affecting ambulance services across…
Welsh Conservatives have expressed concerns after the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Wales said that he did not believe twice-weekly use of lateral flow tests for NHS staff is “particularly important”. Dr Chris Jones’ comments to BBC Wales Live last night follows news that some hospitals in Wales did not introduce regular Covid testing for its staff…
Stagecoach South Wales Twitter account what’s going on bus services in Cynon Valley Many people rely on public services to run on time within 20 minutes cancelled services were reinstated, the government want people to use more public transport both bus and rail services are a shambles in Wales. Transport for Wales (TfW;…
The Council’s Climate Change Cabinet Steering Group has received an update on the progress made and actions completed towards the Ultra Low Emissions Vehicles (ULEV) Strategy covering the Cardiff Capital Region. At its meeting on Wednesday, November 10, the Steering Group considered a report providing the latest position. Cenex – an organisation specialising in low emission…
Community Trigger You may feel like you have nowhere to turn for help. You may have reported the anti-social behaviour but no one seems to be doing anything and no one is listening. The Community Trigger has been designed for you. If you (or others) have reported an incident 3 or more times within a…
Ffrindiau Rhydywaun is holding an online Christmas raffle with some amazing prizes up for grabs, including an iPad Air! Many thanks to many local businesses for their generous prizes. Tickets are £1 each and are only available to buy through clicking this PayPal link: PAYPAL.ME/FFRINDIAURHYDYWAUN (please include your contact number in the notes section). The proceeds from…
Following today's guilty verdict at the trial of Chun Xu for the murder of Wenjing Lin and the attempted murder of her stepfather, Yongquan Jiang, Wenjing's mum bravely shared these words and paid tribute to her daughter and to the local community who have been so supportive since her tragic loss: My beautiful daughter has…
Labour has come under-fire after one of the party’s Senedd members said people on low incomes were too poor to go to the cinema, rugby or football. Jenny Rathbone’s comments were made in the Senedd last night as members debated extending COVID passes to cinemas, concert halls and theatres – something which the Welsh Conservatives…
Mark Drakeford was made to apologise to a pensioner who had to wait over half a day for an ambulance to arrive after he suffered a stroke following pressure from the Welsh Conservatives during First Minister’s Questions. The questions from Paul Davies MS came following news that an 85 year-old man from Mountain Ash had…
To be fair the council are providing the residents of Aberdare with a footbridge over the River Cynon and giving residents from Abernant more exercise to get to the new crossing and railway station. The Council has confirmed it is currently considering development options for several vacant buildings on Taff Street, as part of its…
