Commenting on his exchange with Mark Drakeford at First Minister’s Questions today, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies MS said: “Today I asked the First Minister three times whether it was the right decision to discharge patients from hospitals into social care settings as was Labour’s policy at the time of the Covid…
Commenting on the news, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Janet Finch-Saunders MS said: Another Labour U-turn “Another Labour U-turn, as a result of a massive public backlash. Labour needs to move away from banning anything and everything. Whether it’s meal deals or new roads, Labour’s socialist ideas that remove the choice of consumers…
On Monday, June 12, investigators from the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) served gross misconduct notices on two South Wales Police officers as part of its investigation following the deaths of Kyrees Sullivan and Harvey Evans in Ely on May 22. The Independent Office for Police Conduct As the IOPC says in its statement such…
Have Council Services been cut by 79% to match? The TaxPayers’ Alliance says a typical band D property occupier must now pay £2,065 compared to £568 in 1993-94. Its research shows there have been 9,462 individual council tax increases, compared to only 404 freezes and 363 cuts, while 57% of authorities have never reduced the charge….
Proposed exemptions to the default 20mph speed limit in Rhondda Cynon Taf As part of the process of adopting the default 20mph speed limit for Wales this September, the Council has identified current 30mph roads that are proposed to be exempt from the changes – as they do not meet the relevant criteria. Welsh Government…
Alcohol-related issues cost the NHS around £159m each year. Minimum unit alcohol pricing was introduced to save the taxpayer money and protect the general public from alcohol abuse, with the Welsh NHS expecting to see 1,281 fewer alcohol-related hospital admissions and 66 fewer deaths per year. However, Welsh Conservative research has revealed that there have…
Commenting on the WalesOnline story describing the Welsh NHS as being ‘on its knees’, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister, Russell George MS said: “The Welsh NHS has been under Labour control for over a quarter of a century. It has faced perpetual underfunding, because Labour Ministers can’t get their priorities right. “Wales receives £1.20 for…
Residents will soon be able to view important proposals for the future Pentre Flood Alleviation Scheme. It will invest in further, major flood alleviation work – building on the significant measures already carried out since Storm Dennis. The village of Pentre was one of the hardest-hit communities during the unprecedented rainfall of Storm Dennis in…
As many of you will know who travel the Aberdare bypass the landmark Iron Bridge in Robertstown has been missing for some time and unused since August 2018 when the council erected a barrier preventing the use of the Public Right of Way, a barrier that was conceived by many as a permanent barrier, well…
Over the weekend of Saturday 17/Sunday 18 June 2023: The junction of Pontsarn Road onto Bryniau Road will also be opened. The work is being phased to: Please Note We will keep you updated on progress, and also on the demolition of Bryniau Bridge when more detail is available. We apologise for any inconvenience this…
