Rhondda Cynon Taf Council systematically closing all its care homes it is cutting this service just like it is cutting almost every other service it provides. what do we pay our council tax for just to keep councillors in a job and a good pension at the end of it? Residents are reminded about the…
Responding to the latest Labour Welsh Government initiative to try to reduce the hospital discharge backlog, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister, Sam Rowlands MS said: “My concern with Labour’s latest initiative is that it’s all aspiration and arbitrary targets with no additional financial backing or plan to increase social care capacity. “The Welsh Conservatives would…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council Labour councillors voted against calls to reverse cuts to winter fuel payments. Newly elected MP for the upper Cynon Valley, Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare MP Gerald Jones voted to cut your winter fuel allowance, I don’t believe the last MP for Cynon Valley would have followed the party line and put…
In just 100 days as First Minister, NHS waiting lists are at a record high, increasing for the seventh consecutive month, unemployment rates continue to rise. Next week (14th November), marks Eluned Morgan’s 100th day as First Minister of Wales, and what a disastrous 100 days it has been. Wales having the highest economic inactivity…
NRW enhances focus on key areas and core responsibilities Natural Resources Wales (NRW) will implement important changes to its structure, enabling it to sharpen its focus on areas where it can make the most meaningful impact for people and nature. Following extensive consultation with the Trade Unions and their members, alongside engagement with staff, NRW…
Responding to his contribution during the spokesperson’s questions to Labour’s Education Minister, Tom Giffard MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Education Minister, said: “Labour’s teacher pay settlement is unfunded and their plans will fall upon councils across Wales to foot the bill. “As councils are already struggling due to Labour’s cuts to the education budget, other services…
Commenting on the latest Welsh NHS escalation statement in the Senedd, Shadow Health Minister, Sam Rowlands MS said: “The Welsh Conservatives want to see every penny received as a result of health spending in England spent on the Welsh NHS to support health boards, with a substantial workforce plan enacted to boost retention and recruitment…
Work will begin on the next phase of the Safe Routes in Communities scheme for Hirwaun – to deliver more road safety and pedestrian improvements at targeted locations throughout the village, including new safe crossing points. Last year, the Council delivered works to improve road safety and create a safer pedestrian environment locally. They ranged…
No Farmers, No Food has attracted support from high-profile farmers such as Gareth Wyn Jones, Andrew Ward, Olly Harrison and Anna Longthorp. No Farmers, No Food: What is all the fuss about? Farmer fury: Labour doubles down on tax raid as petition hits 125k signatures in just TWO days Responding to claims from NFU that…
Calling on the Labour Welsh Government to soften the blow on primary care services through the UK Budget’s employer national insurance rise, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister, Sam Rowlands MS said: “Rachel Reeves’ national insurance tax rise will devastate the Welsh NHS by hitting the very front door of the health service, our GPs. “The…
