The latest NHS statistics for Wales revealed NHS treatment waiting list remain at 796,800 pathways. Two-year waits are 21,087 in Wales, compared with only 139 in England. The Labour Health Minister, now First Minister, Eluned Morgan promised to eliminate these waits by March 2023 and again by March 2024, but failed to meet these targets. Eluned Morgan…
The latest labour market statistics for Wales, covering January 2025, indicates that unemployment remains stagnant and the highest in the UK at 5.4% and has been for six consecutive months. Wales’ employment rate remains the lowest of all of the UK nations and regions and is falling, whereas the UK rate continues to rise. Welsh…
The Open Spaces Society are delighted that the Welsh Government will introduce provisions before the Senedd to repeal the 2026 cut-off date for public rights of way. Speaking in the Senedd on 3 March [1], Julie James, Counsel General and Minister for Delivery, said that the Government would bring forward amendments to the Legislation (Procedure, Publication and Repeals) (Wales)…
The Council has recently completed targeted Resilient Roads schemes (funded entirely by taxpayers) two key commuter routes – the A4059 at Mountain Ash and the A4058 at Dinas – which are designed to reduce the risk of highway flooding in heavy rainfall. The schemes(funded entirely by taxpayers) were completed ahead of schedule in the early…
Wales Air Ambulance is delighted to announce the launch of its Spring Raffle with thesupport of past patient Richard Hunt.Richard Hunt was visiting Wales for a friend’s birthday when an enjoyable day at Dyfi BikePark soon took a dramatic turn for the worse. On 23 March 2024 Richard, an experienced mountain biker, was enjoying his time…
Cynon Valley MS is delighted that the Welsh Government is bringing in a new £1 bus fare for everyone up to age 21. In September children who live 3 miles from their comprehensive schools and colleges will have to either walk 6 miles or catch a bus. I you are one of the lucky ones…
The Welsh Government has asked that certain provisions within the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, including those in relation to children in secure accommodation and children not in school, be applied to Wales in the same way as England. In a written cabinet statement published last week (10 March), Lynne Neagle, Cabinet Secretary for Education, and Dawn…
The Upper Tribunal has in part allowed a council’s appeal against a decision by the Education Tribunal for Wales in relation to the naming of a school in a child’s Individual Development Plan, in the first case to have been brought under the new 2018 Act regime for Additional Learning Provision in Wales. In Cardiff Council…
Clare Pillman, who has served as Natural Resources Wales’ (NRW) Chief Executive, has announced her retirement after seven years of dedicated service. Clare joined NRW as its Chief Executive in 2018 during a testing time in its history, and has led the organisation through the challenges of the Pandemic, the major storms of 2020 and…
The Council has published an Overview Report summarising and analysing the impacts of Storm Bert across the County Borough in November 2024. This will be followed by five Section 19 flood investigation reports in the months ahead, each specific to areas hit by flooding – and residents are now asked for their help to inform…
