Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) has published its 2018-19 annual report, outlining its work throughout the previous year. The 2018-19 annual report shows CIW regulated 5,946 services providing 112,075 places, and carried out 2,499 inspections across adult and children’s services, and childcare and play. The inspectorate dealt with 2,898 changes to services’ registrations and ways of working…
Residents may have heard that concessionary bus passes in Rhondda Cynon Taf will have to be renewed soon – and the Council can confirm this is correct, but would like to reassure residents that nothing needs to be done just yet. Transport for Wales is working with Welsh Government to roll out a new-style Concessionary…
Artifishal – a film about people, rivers, and the fight for the future of wild fish Thursday, September the 19th, 7:00pm Cynon Valley Museum Depot Road Aberdare CF44 8DL Hosted by S&TC Cymru in association with the South East Wales Rivers Trust, Artifishal is a film by Patagonia Inc. about people, rivers and…
Nearly 170,000 operations were cancelled in Wales over the last four years. The Welsh Conservatives have discovered that there has a been a shocking increase in the number of operations that have been cancelled by Welsh Health Boards. Over the last four years, nearly 170,000 operations have been cancelled – compared to 2015/16, the number…
The Council will shortly begin a scheme to undertake significant repairs to a culvert located beneath Heol Pendarren in Rhigos. The scheme will take place at the Gwrangon culvert where Heol Pendarren travels above a stream – a short distance from the entrance to the Min Afon housing estate. Work begins on Monday, September 16, and is…
Cabinet has agreed to further consult on specific proposals for future residential care services across Rhondda Cynon Taf, having considered feedback from an extensive consultation and scrutiny process. Members also decided to implement a proposed new model for the future delivery of day care services. On Wednesday, September 11, Cabinet considered Officer recommendations in relation…
The UK Civil Service Care Leaver Internship Scheme for 2019 has opened for applications from care leavers. The scheme will provide care leavers with paid internships as either and administrative officer or an executive officer. Administrative officers will work in an administrative role within a team. Executive officers will work within a team, under the…
RHONDDA CYNON TAFF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL (MARY STREET, RICHARD STREET AND TANYCOED TERRACE, ABERCWMBOI) (TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE) ORDER 2019 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council intends, not less than 7 days from the date of this Notice, to make an Order under Section 14 of the Road Traffic…
Dr Olwen Williams OBE has been elected vice president of the RCP for Wales from January 2020 onwards. As vice president for Wales, Dr Williams will work with colleagues across Wales and the UK to speak on behalf of the 1,300 doctors in Wales for a variety of campaign priorities, including the medical workforce,…
Dacorum Borough Council has been fined for exposing seven grounds maintenance workers to Hand Arm Vibration (HAVS), caused by excessive use of power tools. Luton Magistrates’ Court heard how Dacorum Borough Council reported seven cases of HAVS between May 2015 and June 2016. The affected employees were all part of its grounds maintenance and street…
