Commenting on the news there are plans to cut the number of fire stations and firefighters in North Wales, putting lives at risk, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Social Partnership said: “If you read the public consultation document the fire service is asking all households in North Wales for £171 per year, a hike of…
Roll-out of free school meals and childcare must not compromise on quality if we are to safeguard the health of those most disadvantaged. This is the message from senior leaders in the Building a Healthier Wales Coordination group. The group, established in 2019, aims to maximise the impact of the collective agencies that make up…
Commenting on his exchange with the First Minister in the Senedd today, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies MS said: “Today I asked the First Minister about the upcoming road charging plans included in the Labour Government’s Environment Bill. With the current opposition to the blanket 20mph speed limit and the Deputy Minister’s…
Commenting on the news that a lorry driving instructor from North Wales has reflected on the ‘problems’ caused by the Labour Government’s new blanket 20mph limits, Welsh Conservative Shadow Transport Minister, Natasha Asghar MS said: The new blanket 20mph speed limit has been in place just over a week and it is plain to see…
All three teams representing Cynon Valley Schools Rugby Union have unveiled their principal sponsor for this year’s fixtures and competitions which will see them facing teams from across Wales and the rest of the UK. The under 11, 15 and 16 squads, who are each selected to play for their region from across the county…
Wales’ leading independent health and social care think tank, the Bevan Commission, havelaunched a ‘conversation with the public’ about the future of health and care in Wales. Thisrecognises the current economic and workforce challenges, increased demand for servicesand support, changing needs as well as the new opportunities offered through technologyand different roles and ways of…
It is with a heavy heart that we at Cynon Valley Defibrillators have been informed of damage caused to the public access defibrillator in Abercwmboi on Rhian’s hair salon. This act of vandalism will be reported to the police, and we ask that if anyone has CCTV of the last few days contact us. On…
The Welsh Government is to run a pilot programme ahead of implementing automatic voter registration across Wales. Plans to register Welsh voters automatically were first consulted upon in October 2022 and will now be part of a Bill scheduled to be introduced in the next few weeks, according to the Welsh Government. The Bill, which…
Welsh Labours 2022 Manifes to promise Wales to ban pavement parking wherever possible. The Government consulted on options to tackle pavement parking in 2020 and received over 15,000 responses. However, the charity Guide Dogs said that there had been ‘no progress’ on this issue and called for the introduction of tighter national restrictions. New research…
Work to deliver the Cwmaman Flood Alleviation Scheme begins next week to strengthen the infrastructure at the Nant Aman Fach which will mitigate nearby properties from flooding – with minimal overall disruption expected throughout. The Council has appointed Calibre Contracting Ltd to carry out the work, which will start from Monday, September 25. The scheme…
