The Welsh Liberal Democrats will propose on Tuesday that St David’s Day is made a national holiday in Wales. Mark Williams will propose a bill today that will give the Welsh Assembly power to make the day a national holiday. Parades are held around Wales each year to commemorate Saint David, the largest of which is in…
Did you know we have 85 No Smoking Champions which are located in most wards and departments throughout the health board? Staff Nurses Katie Holloway, 25 and Rebecca Jade Smith, 24 are two of the health board’s no smoking champions and are based on the paediatric unit at Prince Charles Hospital. Smoking behaviour often…
A Welsh Labour Government in May would press ahead with plans to force councils to merge without a referendum it emerged today. The First Minister was challenged during First Minister’s Questions today to give residents the final say on Labour’s controversial proposals for council reorganisation; a move he ruled out. Welsh Conservatives have pledged to…
Literature Wales has announced two award-winning poets and performers who will take up the posts of National Poet of Wales and Young People’s Laureate Wales. Ifor ap Glyn will take on the role of National Poet of Wales in May 2016, championing Welsh poetry and taking it to a global stage. Sophie McKeand begins her…
Dear Sir or Madam, March is Prostate Cancer Awareness month, and I would be grateful if you could help raise awareness of this disease with your readers and draw attention to the support that Macmillan can offer. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Welsh men – around 17,000 men in Wales…
The media this past week has been full of talk of the European Referendum in June and that is, of course, a very important vote. Most Liberal Democrats including those of us here in RCT, recognise the benefits of continued EU membership and hope that the yes vote will be conclusive. However, our efforts in…
A Welsh Conservative Government would fully support, endorse and press for the introduction of a St David’s Day Bank Holiday. Shadow Culture Minister, Suzy Davies AM, has pledged to work constructively, and effectively, with the UK Government in the hope of utilising public holidays more effectively for the people of Wales. Polling has consistently…
Patients with sensory loss will now have a much better experience when they visit the outpatient department at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon, Mountain Ash. Poorly designed environments and not being communicated with properly are major barriers for people with sensory loss and make otherwise independent people dependent on guides and/or family members. This experience will…
Commenting on the announcement by the Secretary of State for Wales, Stephen Crabb MP, that he is to make changes to plans for further devolution, via a Draft Wales Bill, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives Andrew RT Davies said: “This is yet another hugely positive example of the UK Government listening to a wide-range of…
Macmillan Wales has invested more than £2.5m in innovative services to support care for cancer patients admitted to hospital in an emergency in Wales. Since 2012, the charity has funded new acute oncology services in Cardiff and the Vale, Cwm Taf and Hywel Dda university health boards as well as an acute oncology clinical…
