As part of our ‘Operation Bang’ campaign, an alcohol test purchasing operation was conducted on Monday evening by a Mid Glam Licensing Officer accompanied by Youth Engagement Officer PC Evans and a South Wales Police youth volunteer. This was carried out at off licences in #Merthyr & the #Cynon Valley to ensure that alcohol is…
Responding to the news that Cardiff Airport has launched its first cargo service since 2010, carrying freight between South Wales and China, Natasha Asghar MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Transport Minister, said: “I have long campaigned for Cardiff Airport to diversify its revenue streams, so this project is a promising prospect. “If the transport links to…
Commenting on a letter signed by 47 organisations including many of the Royal Colleges, BMA Cymru and the Welsh NHS Confederation demanding work be done to reduce the impact of health inequalities, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Health, Sam Rowlands MS said: “Labour has failed abysmally to address growing health inequalities in Wales. “Sadly, a…
Macmillan Cancer Support says that search engine data shows a surge in overall web searches for cancer in the UK yesterday – the biggest seen since March 2024 when it was announced that the Princess of Wales had been diagnosed with cancer, and February 2024 when it was announced King Charles had cancer*. The charity’s own data…
Above image, new RCT Council offices Llys Cadwyn contract cost £38,373,496.52 Tina Collins is campaigning to get the plans reversed and help the children in the area get to school Rhondda Cynon Taf Save the School Transport Group held a public protest outside the new council offices in Pontypridd yesterday to challenge the Labour councillors…
RE: Save the School transport RCT Public Protest – Saturday 19th October at 11 am, RCT Council Offices, Llys Cadwyn, Taff St, Pontypridd, CF37 4TH Thank you for all the messages of support for this important campaign to save the home-to-school transport in Rhondda Cynon Taff. For all those attending the protest please take a…
Within Emergency Departments across Wales, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales has noted overcrowding, long waits for triage and long waits for treatment or admission into the most appropriate beds. The challenge is a complex one, especially in relation to health and social care service interaction, but our work has identified areas where settings can do more to…
CTM patients who are living with the impact of head and neck cancer have successfully trialed a device which helps exercise and strengthen the muscles involved in swallowing and breathing. Funded by Faceup Cymru, head and neck cancer patients who were identified as at risk of aspiration (where food or fluid enters the lungs) following…
Wind farms: Although land restoration can help mitigate further carbon release, the payback time is often calculated to be longer than the wind farms’ lifetime. https://www.abdn.ac.uk/stories/peatland-windfarms/index.html#:~:text=The%20deeper%20the%20soil%2C%20the,of%20carbon%20dioxide%20are%20released. How are bats affected by wind turbines? Dead bats are found beneath wind turbines all over the world. It’s estimated that tens to hundreds of thousands die at wind…
Labour’s Poor Decisions Lead to Higher Council Tax Bills: Welsh Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Government Failures Labour’s Jayne Bryant MS, Cabinet Secretary for Local Government, has pointed to a funding shortfall for local councils—an ideal excuse for councils to hike up your council tax bills. But behind these increases are the bad decisions made…
