Commenting on Surfers Against Sewage holding weekend protests this weekend, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Janet Finch-Saunders MS said: Janet Finch-Saunders “With nearly a quarter of all sewage discharges in the whole of England and Wales being in Wales, the Labour Government’s track record on sewage is abysmal. “Wales sees 600,000 hours of…
During Carers Week (June 5-11) Rhondda Cynon Taf Council will be supporting people with unpaid caring duties. Our RCT Carers Support Project will be hosting a range of events throughout the week in recognition of the work, dedication and commitment of all unpaid carers, who make huge contributions to our local communities. Councillor Gareth Caple…
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is working with Welcome To Our Woods, a community partnership in the South Wales Valleys, on the future management of a large area of public forestry around Treherbert. Project Skyline Representatives from NRW and Welcome To Our Woods were in Cwm Saerbren on 5 May to celebrate the community participation initiative, called Project…
Will your kids be eating chapulines? The Welsh Government have provided financial support of £440,081.96 since 2017 on insects as an alternative food source, with £349,960 Awarded in January 2018 for Healthy Insect-based food for children. Responding to the news, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Education, Laura Anne Jones MS said: Labour has wasted more…
Aberdare 19-19 Abercwmboi (Aberdare win 3-1 on try count) Rhys Shellard enjoyed a triumphant return to Sardis Road as his Aberdare side edged out Dafydd Lockyer’s Abercwmboi on a try count to lift the Worthington’s Mid District Bowl for only the second time. Neither Shellard or Lockyer need much of an introduction at the House…
The strong snouts of Police Dog Hope (left) and Police Dog Luna (right) led them to locate two suspects. Following a number of reports of assaults by a man in the #Aberdare area, PD Hope was deployed. She led officers with her nose to a nearby address. A man fitting the description was found inside…
The Labour Government has missed its target of eliminating two-year waits in most specialities, with the release of the latest Welsh NHS waiting time statistics showing 31,726 people were still waiting over two years to receive treatment in March this year. In other parts of the UK, two-year NHS waits have been eliminated since July 2022. Commenting,…
Following a written question from the Welsh Conservatives, it has been revealed that 40 Labour Government-owned homes are currently left empty in Wales. Commenting on this news, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Housing, Janet Finch-Saunders MS said: “It is scandalous that the Labour Government has around 40 empty homes in Wales, when there are thousands…
THE WELSH Ambulance Service has unveiled a newly refurbished facility for staff based in Cwmbran Vantage Point House now boasts an upgraded reception and conference room with new technology, a brand-new IT suite, improved staff well-being and welfare areas and a newly refurbished integrated Clinical Contact Centre for Emergency Medical Services, Ambulance Care Services and…
The weather may have been miserable but the atmosphere at Aberdare Festival on Saturday, May 6th was anything but! The weather forecast predicted rain, rain and more rain so the What’s On RCT team worked hard in the final days leading up to the Cynon Valley’s popular annual event to change the plans almost completely…
