Good morning, this is an invitation to our ‘Rewriting the Script’ engagement events.
Diverse Cymru have been funded by the Welsh Government Creative Industries sector team to carry out research into the barriers faced by diverse communities in the film and TV industries in Wales and to find solutions to address these barriers. With your help we have now developed a series of recommendations to put forward to…
New GP finds dream job close to home in Rhondda
Rachel Jefferies set her heart on becoming a GP even before entering medical school. The 29-year-old, former Porth school pupil, was attracted to the job because of the opportunity to get to know her patients, their children and their grand parents, in a place she felt at home. “General practice is by far the…
Abacare launches ‘care for skills’ campaign
FOLLOWING a report for the Welsh Government about boosting recruitment and retention of domiciliary workers a care provider has launched a campaign to highlight the benefits of a job in care (September, 2016). Abacare says caring is a career for people with qualifications despite the unfounded perception of the profession being unskilled. Sue Richardson,…
Literature Wales Writers’ Bursaries 2017 Now Open
Literature Wales, the national company for the development of literature, has announced that the next round of Writers’ Bursaries are now open for submission. The bursaries, which are funded by the National Lottery through the Arts Council of Wales, enable writers of all genres and backgrounds to take time out to write. Since 2004, Literature…
New ways of working are freeing up extra time for GPs in Rhondda
Changes in the ways of handling clinical correspondence could free up to 40 minutes a day in GPs’ time to spend with patients. The Rhondda GP Cluster is expanding the skills of practice staff, including nurses, healthcare support workers and administrators. New methods of dealing with clinical correspondence alone could ease significantly the administrative…
AMs can play vital role in ensuring that older people have a strong voice in the Senedd
As events are held across the world to celebrate the International Day of Older Persons on October 1, the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales has welcomed the appointment of Older People’s Spokespeople by Plaid, Ukip and the Welsh Conservatives, who will each play a vital role in ensuring that older people have a strong voice…
‘Be part of our Success’ – Pupil Applications for September 2017
We are now accepting applications for admission to our school for September 2017. Please download an application form and return it to our school by 21 October 2016. http://www.stjohnbaptist.co.uk/contact-form/admissions-form We look forward to hearing from you. Dr S M Mitchell (Headteacher)
Welsh Hills Bakery welcomes Cabinet Secretary
Dedicated gluten, wheat and dairy free producer, Welsh Hills Bakery, has welcomed Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, to its Aberdare factory. The visit was part of the family run company’s diamond jubilee celebrations marking 60 years since founders, Ernest Rule and wife Ruby, began their baking venture. Now, Welsh Hills Bakery…