Welsh Conservatives urge Labour to do more to address school challenges found by Estyn Schools in Wales are continuing to grapple with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, school inspectors have said. Estyn's chief inspector of education said pupils now need more well-being and mental health support. Commenting on the news, Welsh Conservative…
HIW report says NHS Wales under “intense pressure” – Welsh Conservative response Responding to the Healthcare Inspectorate Wales report that found the Labour-run NHS is under “intense pressure”, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister Russell George MS said: “The devastating consequences of the cost-of-pain crisis is obvious to anyone spending a day distressed in A&E, wasting…
World Cup Partner Support Fund benefits Labour’s cheerleaders n August, Vaughan Gething announced a £1.5 million fund for organisations in the runup to the FIFA World Cup, but only gave 11 days for applications. In a written statement today, it was announced that the funding has been allocated. Commenting on the announcement, Welsh Conservative…
In 2020 RCT Council had a 3.6% rise in council tax but just before the council elections in March just a 1% rise in council tax. RCT Labour Council elected for another term just watch your council tax rise and services cut but will there be plenty of funding for vanity projects? Just how big will the begging bowl be this time? …
Headlines Births by unmarried mothers tops those by married mums for the first time since records began Unmarried parents in Wales urged to review parental responsibility laws following a rise in births by unmarried mums Spike in births by unmarried mothers represents an interesting cultural shift that could have legal implications For the first…
Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund has revealed a £20.1m funding boost to Welsh valleys +450 groups and businesses have been supported by the Fund in its first 5 years The fund has offered grants, loans, match funding as well as a COVID rapid response programme Energy company Vattenfall has…
Nearly half of workers in Wales are spending at least one day a week at home, new figures have revealed. In a government survey of nearly 716 firms in the country, 29.5 per cent said their workers were in the office one or two days a week, while a further 14.8 per cent were…
Commenting on the news that in work poverty is growing in Wales, Welsh Conservative and Shadow Minister for Social Justice, Mark Isherwood MS said: “This is the true cost of 25 years of Labour. Years of economic mismanagement has seen Wales’s in work poverty grow alongside rising child poverty. “Is it any wonder when, under…
This Organ Donation Week ( September 26 to October 2) NHS Blood and Transplant and Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board are calling on people to register their donation decision and talk to their families about organ donation as more than 6,500 people are actively waiting for a transplant across the UK. 1,572,973 people in…
Connor Day-Passmore, from Aberdare, is among those learners currently benefiting from the new enrichment activities available, having joined in outdoor activities at Ynys Hywel outdoor centre recently whilst also receiving a weekly training allowance too First time job hunters have been benefiting from enrichment activities designed to help them step away from the digital…
