Commenting on today’s announcement by the UK Conservative Government that there will be a major expansion in training places for health staff in England under a historic 15-year plan, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister, Russell George MS said: “This is the kind of bold thinking we need here in Wales. Welsh Conservatives have long been…
The Welsh Government has set out the commencement arrangements for The Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023, which received Royal Assent last month. The Act places social partnership on a statutory footing in Wales. In a written statement Hannah Blythyn, Deputy Minister for Social Partnership outlined her intentions regarding the commencement of the…
The Welsh First Minster Drakeford has introduced legislation to increase the size of the Senedd from 60 to 96 members and to ensure that its members are equally divided between men and women. This legislation is expected to follow recommendations made last year for Senedd members to be elected from closed party lists – similar…
The Care Inspectorate Wales wants to make sure our inspection reports are useful and readable. We inspect services registered with us to check they provide safe care. We also check people’s rights are being respected and their quality of life improved. Our inspection reports are read by people who access social care and childcare and play…
The Government ‘still lacks effective long-term plans to reduce waste,’ according to a watchdog’s new report. More than four years after the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) published its strategy for a circular economy, the National Audit Office (NAO) found effective delivery plans ‘do not yet exist’. The NAO said uncertainty made it…
Following the news that Zimmer Biomet is ceasing manufacturing at their Bridgend plant, Welsh Conservatives are calling for urgent action from the Welsh Government. The company that operates within this factory unit employ many workers from the Rhondda Cynon Taf Area Zimmer Biomet grows revenue, profits, as orthopedic procedures return Commenting on the news, Welsh…
Cabinet has received an update on the process of creating a new special school for Rhondda Cynon Taf, to respond to current and projected capacity pressures. A statutory consultation was agreed to begin the next stage of the formal process. At their meeting on Wednesday, June 28, Cabinet Members considered a report which seeks formal…
Three weekly bin collection changes will come into force across Rhondda Cynon Taf from Monday 3rd July. The changes that are being introduced to increase recycling rates, could not have come at a more important time as the County Borough has recently announced a significant drop in recycling rates. Over two-thirds of Councils in Wales will…
Taken from Philip Thomas who publishes the Facebook pages relating to Clear South Wales Coal Tips, there are a number of videos on the site relating to coal tips just use the link. A view from the middle of the high-risk tips in #Ynyshir, #RhonddaFach, looking down to the valley floor and #YnyshirCommunitySchool. A stream…
In the news today, details of the new curriculum for Wales were outlined by the Labour Government’s Minster for Education, Jeremy Miles MS. Children in Wales will begin learning a new curriculum from 2025, seeing a major change is the removal of triple science from the curriculum, with pupils across Wales now only being able…
