It would appear Pontypridd is poised to receive another significant boost in funding, as evidenced by the headline “Strategic potential unlocked across Pontypridd.” Could this influx of funds be aimed at alleviating the long-standing traffic congestion issues that have plagued the town for years? One can only hope that the consultants tasked with this endeavour…
Residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) are expressing profound concerns over recent decisions by the Labour Run Council to increase the walking distances for school children, particularly in light of the ongoing cost of living crisis. The decision to move school transport provision in line with statutory distance criteria, extending eligibility from two miles to…
Junior doctors across NHS Wales are taking industrial action next week, between 7am on Monday 25 March and 7am on Friday 29 March. In preparing for these dates, we have been working to preserve as many services as possible to maintain patient safety, with minimal disruption. If you are a patient with a pre-booked appointment…
The Editor AberdareOnline Dear Sir / Madam Your readers may be interested to learn that recently, the Trustees of the Michael Sobell Welsh People’s Charitable Association have made donations to support the good work of the Aberdare Branch of Save the Children (Chairperson is Shirley Fleming) and to Llwydcoed Community Group. You may wish to…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Cabinet has agreed to implement changes to the Home to School Transport provision from September 2025, that apply to eligible secondary school and post-16 learners. In response to the consultation feedback, primary school transport will remain at its current level. This means free discretionary transport will continue to be provided for…
Please find Macmillan Cancer Support’s response to the latest cancer treatment waiting times data for Wales below. Off the back of this, we need to see action, detailed in our statement below: Glenn Page, Policy and Public Affairs Manager at Macmillan Cancer Support, says: ‘Today’s data shows cancer waiting times in Wales are not…
Following his exchange with Labour’s Health Minister at potentially her final oral questions in the role, Gareth Davies MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Social Care said: “After 25 years of Labour failure to run our Welsh NHS properly, it’s about time for a change in direction. “Cancer targets – missed. A&E targets – missed….
Commenting on the latest NHS statistics for Wales, Russell George MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister said: “Tackling these extremely concerning figures should be at the very top of Vaughan Gething’s to-do list. “For far too long the Labour Welsh Government has put precious time, energy and resources into vanity projects and constitutional distractions when…
Major challenges for education in Wales Key findings https://ifs.org.uk/publications/major-challenges-education-wales#:~:text=Large%20declines%20in%20reading%2C%20maths,countries%20following%20the%20global%20pandemic. Responding to the damning report on education in Wales from the Institute of Fiscal Studies, Laura Anne Jones MS, Shadow Education Minister, said: “The state of education in Wales is incredibly concerning and this report highlights how badly Labour have got it wrong with their reforms….
Responding to her spokesperson contribution to the Deputy Minister for Transport, Natasha Asghar MS, Shadow Transport Minister, said: “The Labour Transport Minister’s time in government will forever be defined by his collaboration with anti-motorist lobbyists in the creation of the blanket 20mph speed limit policy. “Typical of a Labour Minister, he has been dismissive of…
