Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board’s (CTMUHB’s) new Wellness Improvement Service (WISE), which provides a service to patients to help manage their health, has produced a series of blogs are online written by clinical experts to support the overall programme approach. The wellness ‘coach-led’ service is designed to empower patients to improve their long-term health…
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is opening six new community vaccination centres (CVCs) to help deliver this autumn’s COVID-19 booster programme. The Health Board currently has three CVCs in Llantrisant, Merthyr Tydfil and Bridgend. Those three are being handed back to their local authority owners, and will close as vaccination centres today (Friday, August…
he Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has reported significant increases both in the number of new complaints received about public services and in Code of Conduct investigations finding serious concerns. The data, presented in the watchdog's Annual Report for 2021/22, show that complaints about public services rose by 45% when compared to last year and 22%…
The school holidays are upon us and the Council is once again supporting the annual FREE Summer Reading Challenge for its younger book lovers across the County Borough. This year, The Reading Agency, which runs the Summer Reading Challenge, has teamed up with The Science Museum Group and are excited to introduce The Gadgeteers. Every year, hundreds…
The Council has now completed major upgrades to two culverts at A4061 Rhigos Road near the Tower Colliery site – using Welsh Government funding to significantly improve the infrastructure’s capacity in heavy rainfall. The works started in January 2022 and are designed to alleviate the risk of flooding at the A4061, by upgrading culverts at…
Fly-tipper FINED £4,100 A stark reminder that nobody in Rhondda Cynon Taf has any business Fly-tipping in their community! A local car garage owner has driven away with a costly court fine of over £4,100 for failing to control their waste and fly-tipping hazardous items in the community on TWO separate occasions. The items were…
A CASE OF FLY TIPPING by Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC? https://aberdareonline.co.uk/news/rhondda-cynon-taff/case-fly-tipping-rhondda-cynon-taf-cbc A Mountain Ash woman has been fined £700 for fly-tipping on her own doorstep! Fly tipping, dropping litter or allowing your dog to foul in a public place will not be tolerated in Rhondda Cynon Taf and, as this latest case shows, the Council…
Conservative Government shows Labour in Wales how to tackle NHS waiting times The Welsh Conservatives have criticised the Labour Government in Cardiff Bay for failing to emulate the progress of NHS England in tackling severely long waits for treatment. Commenting, Welsh Conservative and Shadow Health Minister Russell George MS said: “What we have seen in…
For those individuals with a permanent zero hours, causal or term time only contract, the recent landmark legal judgment made by the Supreme Court represents a positive step forward in terms of their employment rights. According to the ruling, all employees and workers in the UK will now receive the same minimum level of paid…
Labour’s disorganised cladding response Information uncovered by the Welsh Conservatives has found that the Welsh Labour Government does not hold a list of all of the owners of medium and high-rise buildings in Wales preventing vital support being provided. Commenting on the news, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Housing, Janet Finch-Saunders MS, said: “Once again…
