Concerns have been shown on social media about Ward 6 Ynysdawel Ward at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon following resident’s anxieties we contacted Paul Mears Chief Executive Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board the response we received below. Please see our statement below: A spokesperson for Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB said: “We are experiencing some challenges in the specialist staffing…
The festive season is well and truly underway in Cwmdare after a jam-packed weekend of Christmas events were held in the village. With a sprinkling of support from local energy company, Pennant Walters, Cwmdare4Cwmdare (C4C) kicked off advent with two events which truly got the local community in the swing of Christmas. With C4C volunteers…
The latest all cancers combined survival rate statistics for Wales revealed a significant fall from 75.9% in 2019 to 71.6% in 2020. Public Health Wales said that the result was only “partly due to delays in diagnosis due to people staying at home during lockdowns and changes to accessing NHS Wales healthcare, diagnostic tests, and…
The Welsh Conservative Shadow Finance Minister has written to the Labour Finance Minister, Rebecca Evans and the Chairman of the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR), Richard Hughes to call for the independent fiscal watchdog to provide an economic and fiscal outlook for Wales ahead of the Welsh Government budget. Labour minister: ‘We don’t know what…
As world leaders gather to discuss how to tackle climate change at the annual COP28 conference, Natural Resources Wales is calling on the public sector in Wales to sign up and commit to the ‘Nature and Us’ vision for Wales in 2050, where we see society and nature thrive together. In an open letter,…
An initiative to promote safe and responsible dog ownership has been launched in Mid Glamorgan. Led by South Wales Police, and in conjunction with multiple partner agencies including local authorities and registered social landlords, the LEAD (Local Environmental Awareness on Dogs) project is designed to improve engagement with dog owners of all breeds. The proactive…
On 27 November, The Open University in Wales welcomed Ben Lewis as its new Director. Ben joins the OU in Wales from Cardiff University where he was Director of Student Life. He succeeds Louise Casella who retired in June. David Price had been the OU in Wales’ Interim Director until Ben’s arrival. Ben Lewis said:…
Road freight and the logistic industry play a vital role in supporting the Welsh economy by ensuring the goods that we all rely on are transported. But not only do they do so much in supporting the Welsh economy, they are the livelihoods of many people up and down Wales. Despite road freight being so…
Commenting on the release of the statement from the Climate Change Minister, Welsh Conservative Shadow Transport Minister, Natasha Asghar MS said: “Whilst the token amount offered by the Labour Government is welcome. Unfortunately, it is not enough to help the struggling sector. If Labour hadn’t sent £155m back to London, there would have been more…
Campaigners who threatened a judicial review over an alleged failure by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council to stop a coal mining operation after its planning permission expired have withdrawn their legal challenge. Coal Action Network (CAN), which had support from the Good Law Project, ended its judicial review challenge against the local authority and the…
