Two more Open Days are planned at the Cynon Valley Museum and Gallery during the next few months. All Open Days are FREE, with doors open from 11am until 3pm. The dates are as follows: Saturday, February 27 Saturday, March 26 The Cynon Valley Museum Open Days, organised by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council and the Cynon…
Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister Darren Millar, has spoken of a “worrying deterioration” in cancer waiting times, as new figures were published today. Figures for the quarter ending 31st December 2015 show that the number of ‘urgent’ patients seen within the target 62 days has deteriorated against the previous quarter, which ended in September 2015….
Has the Care Act granted an amnesty on care home fees? Jonathan Auburn reports. Where a local authority has paid for an individual’s care home fees, and then seeks to take action to recover those monies, then the local authority is limited in how far back in time it can go in its claim….
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is reminding owners they must have their dogs micro-chipped by April 6 of this year. From that date, it will become law that all dogs in Wales must be micro-chipped, after Assembly Members voted to approve new regulations back in October 2015. As an incentive to dog-owning residents, the service, based…
Commenting on the publication of today’s unemployment statistics for Wales, the leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies, has said: “With over 1.4million people now in employment in Wales – the highest level since records began in 1992 – these figures once again demonstrate the success of the Conservatives’ long-term economic plan for Wales….
Patients would be guaranteed prompt appointments with their GP under the Welsh Liberal Democrats’ plans, Kirsty Williams AM has announced today (17th). Highlighting a key policy ahead of the Assembly elections, Kirsty Williams, leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, said her party would introduce a fully funded Access to GPs scheme which will guarantee prompt…
A Welsh Conservative Government would limit pay-offs for senior staff in the Welsh NHS, and undertake a wider review of senior manager pay in the health service. The plans are being announced today as part of a wider set of initiatives aimed at promoting financial responsibility. In November, it was revealed that former Betsi…
The number of adults hooked on sport – participating three times a week or more – in Wales is up (41%) according to the official Active Adults Survey, released today by Sport Wales. After speaking to more than 8,000 people in Wales aged 15 and over, the latest results show an increase since 2012…
Officers in Aberdare are reminding homeowners to be wary of bogus callers after men purporting to be from the water board called at a house in Gurnos and stole money from a 77 year old lady. The incident occurred on Monday 8th January around 2.35pm. Detective Sergeant David Welham explains: “We are reminding the public…
Julia McWatt outlines the issues facing the NHS in 2016. You would be hard pressed to find anyone who has not come into contact with NHS services at some point in their lives. As a system designed to care for us from cradle to grave, we are all likely to find ourselves needing the support,…
