RNIB Cymru (Royal National Institute of Blind People) launched its 2016 elections manifesto today (Wednesday). Candidates from six parties took part in a hustings event chaired by ITV Wales journalist Catrin Haf Jones. Ahead of the debate, candidates were also invited to take part in a blindfold walk wearing “sim specs”, which simulate different types…
Welsh Conservatives have today backed critical reform of trade unions. On Tuesday, in the National Assembly for Wales, a vote took place in relation to a legislative consent memorandum concerning the UK Government’s Trade Union Bill. Welsh Conservatives have questioned the need for an LCM, given employment law is a non-devolved matter, but have voted…
A Welsh Government report showing that the uncertainty of zero-hours contracts creates poor working conditions within the home care sector shows the Welsh Liberal Democrats were right to try and ban them, the party has said. The report, commissioned by Labour Ministers, finds that “[m]ost care workers were unhappy with the insecurity zero hours contracts…
By Simon Rice, Group Manager for Technology. Picture the scene, you’re in a department store and decide to go back and try that pair of trousers on for a second time. How would you feel if the price had changed or a display lit up with a three-for-two offer? What you may not realise is that technology…
The first full set of data measuring clinical care, operational efficiency and patient experience provided by the Welsh Ambulance Service will be published later today (Wednesday January 27th). The data links the ambulance service with the wider healthcare system and targets areas for improvement. The 24 Ambulance Quality Indicators (AQIs) will track the…
The Cynon Valley Museum Trust will be putting on an artist's exhibition at the Museum, Depot Road, Aberdare for one day only on Saturday 30th January from 10.00am – 3.00pm.Craig Lewis is a community artist and his work spans many genres and utilises multiple mediums as well as producing murals on buildings. The nature of…
The Council will this week consider an update report on the financial proposals behind the plans to create through schools in the Rhondda and Tonyrefail. The controversial plans involve the removal of sixth forms from three schools and the creation of age 3 to 16 and 3 to 18 schools. On numerous occasions during the…
The First Minister has today been forced to apologise after a report by the Public Accounts Committee savaged the Welsh Government’s management of an arms’ length body set up to manage regeneration projects in Wales. Writing in the report’s foreword, Chairman Darren Millar AM described the inquiry into the Regeneration Investment Fund for Wales…
Whether it’s a café, hotel room, or one of the many other places they’re available, public wi-fi hotspots are a quick and easy way to get online when you’re out and about. However, unlike your wi-fi at home, noty all public hotspots are password protected, which means anyone can connect to them. Even the hackers!…
A windfarm being built 10 miles from a steelworks where 750 people have lost their jobs will be constructed from Chinese steel. Workers at the Tata Steel plant in Port Talbot, south Wales, were told about the redundancies last week. It has now emerged that 76 wind turbines being built just down the road will…
