Above image, new RCT Council offices Llys Cadwyn contract cost £38,373,496.52 Tina Collins is campaigning to get the plans reversed and help the children in the area get to school Rhondda Cynon Taf Save the School Transport Group held a public protest outside the new council offices in Pontypridd yesterday to challenge the Labour councillors…
Within Emergency Departments across Wales, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales has noted overcrowding, long waits for triage and long waits for treatment or admission into the most appropriate beds. The challenge is a complex one, especially in relation to health and social care service interaction, but our work has identified areas where settings can do more to…
Labour’s Poor Decisions Lead to Higher Council Tax Bills: Welsh Taxpayers Foot the Bill for Government Failures Labour’s Jayne Bryant MS, Cabinet Secretary for Local Government, has pointed to a funding shortfall for local councils—an ideal excuse for councils to hike up your council tax bills. But behind these increases are the bad decisions made…
In Wales, 20% of children in Wales are functionally illiterate at the time they enter secondary school, an absolutely staggering figure. This is all whilst PISA after PISA result have Wales languishing at the bottom of UK performance tables. The problem is clear. In England, the cueing method to teach reading was banned in 2005,…
The Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) is the largest shareholder and owner of Bristol Airport. The OTPP has been an investor in the airport since 2001. Other minority shareholders include: Bristol Airport is a public airport that serves Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Wiltshire. It offers flights to over 110 destinations, including Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America. …
THE Welsh Ambulance Service and St John Ambulance Cymru have joined forces on a new life-saving initiative. Volunteer Alternative Responders are trained by St John Ambulance Cymru to respond to medical emergencies in their community. Calls are triaged by the Welsh Ambulance Service to on-call volunteers nearby who draw upon their skillset to provide life-saving…
Residents across Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) are expressing their dissatisfaction with the recently introduced “3 black bag” limit for household waste. Despite many households diligently recycling everything they can, the removal of wheelie bins in favour of this system has caused frustration and confusion, especially since the first weeks have seen numerous black bags left…
Commenting following his exchange with the Labour Welsh Government’s Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Peter Fox MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Finance and Local Government said: “Most people in Wales will agree that recent spending from Labour Welsh Government officials using procurement cards is at least questionable and, in some cases, reckless in nature. “Many…
The ongoing delays and misguided decisions by both the Welsh Labour Government and Labour-run Rhondda Cynon Taf Council have led to significant increases in traffic through the villages of Llwydcoed and Hirwaun. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has previously stated that a road link between the A4059 and the A465 (Aberdare Bypass) is vital for the…
Please sign… with students expected to travel on public transport and without extra services. This will affect other public members who go to work, make appointments, and shop. https://www.change.org/…/rct-school-transport-miles… https://www.facebook.com/groups/1211655150190004
