A Tribute to Natalie Jones from Hirwaun

Officers from South Wales Police are continuing to investigate the unexplained deaths of two people, a 47-year-old man and a 39-year-old woman, whose bodies were discovered at an address on Hirwaun High Street around 5.45pm on Friday, February 21. The postmortems will take place tomorrow, Wednesday February 26, where the cause of death will be…

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Persistent absenteeism in Welsh schools doubles since pandemic

Commenting on the latest Welsh Government statistics on school absenteeism, Natasha Asghar MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education, expressed her concern over the Labour Government’s continued failure to make significant progress in tackling absenteeism. While attendance has increased marginally compared to last year, Natasha criticised the slow pace of progress and underscored the…

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All growth, no green?

Our general secretary, Kate Ashbrook, considers the implications of the government’s apparent obsession with growth.  Support The Open Spaces Society from £3/month We deal with almost 1000 cases a year assisting communities, groups and individuals in protecting their local spaces and paths in all parts of England and Wales. Can you help us by joining…

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No celebrations for St David.

Tourism flags at half mast and attraction closures will mark StDavids day in Wales this year.Last December the Welsh Association of Visitor Attractions(WAVA) held a one day strike, and closed their attractions inprotest at the anti-tourism policies being pursued by the WelshGovernment (W.G.)March 1 st will mark the next stage in the WAVA campaign tomake…

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