A dedicated Welsh Ambulance Service team is helping frequent callers to find the right support. A frequent caller is someone who makes repeat calls to 999, often due to complex health or social care needs, but who inadvertently adds a strain on the emergency services. Typically, they are disengaged from conventional services, like their GP,…
Roads in Wales are reverting to 30mph from 20mph after public opposition against the new default speed limit, with local councils now able to assess and modify specific roads. The Welsh government updated its guidance in response to a petition with nearly 470,000 signatures and widespread criticism. Hirwaun and Penderyn and Rhigos Matters dtorSnspoeua43a7f83g3t92ug6h906fl51u273c7al590127t4m0023c3u9 · 20mph…
It is not helping when Rhondda Cynon Taf Council cuts School Transport Save School Transport RCT Group had a meeting with the Welsh Government Transport on Monday, 17th November. This meeting was very positive. We have so many questions for them we could only do 5. However they have agreed for us to forward the…
The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has this month launched a consultation on a proposed ‘own initiative’ investigation into whether housing associations and local authorities are appropriately responding to reports and concerns relating to disrepair. The investigation would have a focus on damp and mould, taking into consideration the needs of vulnerable tenants. The Ombudsman…
As a result of a significant rise in the flu virus circulating in Royal Glamorgan Hospital and increasingly on our other sites, we are introducing compulsory mask wearing for all staff and visitors within acute and community hospital settings, unless they are exempt. This is effective from Monday 24th November and will remain in place for…
The Welsh Government have announced their provisional settlement for local councils, which includes an average rise of 2.7%, with a range of increases between 2.3% and 4.3% for each of Wales’ 22 local authorities. The Welsh Conservatives have made clear our plans to cut waste across government, address the fact that some councils are sitting…
Uganda has an estimated 31 million tonnes of gold ore, which could potentially yield over 320,000 tonnes of refined gold, valued at over $12 trillion. The majority of these significant deposits were found in the Karamoja region, with other reserves located in the eastern, central, and western parts of the country. While this discovery has the potential to…
Below, please find a letter letting you and your readers know all about how we’re helping children with sight loss receive a letter from Father Christmas in a format that’s accessible to them. We’d love for children across Wales to feel included in the magic of Christmas – regardless of their level of sight –…
A mum diagnosed with cancer at the age of 29 says she needs to make every Christmas special for her young children because “you never know if this is your last”. Amy Isidoro, from Cwmbran, began treatment for an aggressive form of breast cancer when her son, Ben, was six months old and her daughter,…
In February 2023, Gracie Kinnear’s family felt the world was ‘slowly collapsing’ after theirlittle girl was involved in a tragic accident. Emma and Martyn were unsure if their little girlwould survive her injuries.It was a school half-term holiday that Gracie’s family will never be able to erase from theirmemory. A fun day playing with her…
