++ Clwyd Community Primary School headteacher wins Silver Award in The Award for Headteacher of the Year in a Primary School ++ ++ Caegarw Primary School teacher wins Silver Award in The Award for Teacher of the Year in a Primary School ++ ++ Steven Brown and Nicola Richards honoured on national Thank a…
The long-awaited Minor Injuries Unit at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon has opened or has it? Reading below Cynon Valley now has a Minor Injuries Unit but not for all who reside in Cynon Valley. It is clear the Cwm Taf Morgannwg don’t want to treat our children in the Mountain Ash unit now placing a restriction…
New Tax-Free Childcare statistics from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have revealed that 17,825 families in Wales received up to £2,000 towards the cost of their childcare during the 2021 to 2022 tax year, up from 12,270 in the previous year. Tax-Free Childcare provides thousands of eligible working families with vital financial support towards…
Consultation description The proposals aim to introduce a consistent approach to the management, monitoring, and oversight of disused coal tips. We are consulting on: a new legislative management regime for monitoring and maintaining disused coal tips; and establishment of a new public body to ensure compliance with and consistent delivery of a new management regime….
Families with children are being faced with price rises of £400 per month on basic items such as food, rent and heating. The impacts of inflation are being felt sooner and harder by those on the lowest incomes, who spend a higher proportion of their incomes on essential items. At the same time without further…
A statement on the exceptional demand across our Health Board. Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB’s Executive Medical Director, Dr Dom Hurford said: “We are continuing to experience exceptional demand across the whole Health Board, particularly in our emergency departments (EDs). “We want to reassure our communities that we are working together with all of our key…
It has come to our attention that some pupils at our school have been making and posting short videos and/or photographs of other pupils or staff online, with the express aim of humiliating and abusing them. The majority of this content is on the TikTok App and has been uploaded using the school’s name or…
This phrase is usually used in the context of a court case or some kind of investigation, usually when someone has been accused of wrongdoing. But can it also apply to elsewhere? As citizens and taxpayers in a developed country, if we do not receive timely healthcare and have to wait months, even years, for…
In the days when Aberaman had a hall for the public to use the cinema library what has Aberaman got now? https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-welsh-coal-strike-scenes-at-aberaman-1910-online Striking miners are all smiles in this beautifully-photographed film of Aberaman, South wales. The strike began when the colliery manager withdrew the miners' right to take home firewood – and escalated to include 18…
The BBC has reported further cases of mismanagement Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board as three incidents of “wrong site surgery” are under investigation. The news follows a damning report by the Royal College of Surgeons into vascular services in the region’s healthcare. The Welsh Conservatives have previously raised concerns surrounding the Health Board, calling the decision to…
