Local MS Jason O’Connell has met with the team at Pontcae Medical Practice in Merthyr Tydfil to hear directly about the pressures facing GPs and patients as part of the #SaveOurSurgeries campaign. General practice is facing growing demand alongside increasingly complex workloads and financial pressures. Pontcae Medical Practice currently serves thousands of patients in Merthyr…
Fix Auto UK launches EmpowHER, a nationwide drive to get more girls intoSTEM careers through vehicle repairFix Auto UK, the country’s leading group of independently owned vehicle repair centres,has today revealed the full programme behind EmpowHER, its powerful national strategyto get more women and girls into automotive repair, and help those already in the industrygo…
Saturday, September 26, marks a poignant occasion – Ricky Harris’s 34th birthday. It’s a day that should be filled with joy and celebration, yet for his family it carries a heavy weight as they remember the last time Ricky was seen on CCTV at around 2:20pm on Saturday, November 18, 2023, in Maes-y-Deri, Aberdare. Detective…
The Information Commissioner’s Office has approved the Wales Accord on the Sharing of Personal Information (WASPI) UK GDPR Code of Conduct for Information Sharing Protocols, the first code of conduct in the UK to cover public and third sector organisations and only the second to be approved under Article 40 of the UK GDPR. The…
Commenting on reports that experts are calling for greater flexibility in the way the proposed tourism tax can be levied within a local authority, Paul Davies MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport, said: “Labour and Plaid’s tourism tax is yet another burden on hospitality and should be axed. “We should be…
A beautiful new Remembrance Area has opened at Treorchy Cemetery, as Rhondda Cynon Taf Council delivers the promise it made to all grieving residents to open such spaces in all of its cemeteries. The stunning new area has ornate benches, providing a peaceful place for anyone who wants to sit, reflect, remember and grieve. Visitors…
A range of cask ales, including five from international brewers, will be available at Yr Ieuan Ap Iago inAberdare, during its 12-day beer festival. The Wetherspoon pub in High Street will host the festival from Wednesday 7 to Sunday 18 Octoberinclusive. The overseas brewers are from China, Singapore, Ukraine, USA and Denmark. It is the…
