Rhondda Cynon Taf is set to be “in the pink” this October in a bid to show its support to an extremely worthy cause – Giving to Pink! To show Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s support various activities are being planned in a bid to raise awareness and money for the important charity – from turning…
Women typically have better verbal memory skills, compared to men, and new research indicates this could make them more resilient to the damage caused to brain cells in early stages of Alzheimer’s. The research was published yesterday, Wednesday 05 October, in the journalNeurology. The research, conducted at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York,…
Kathryn Smith, Director of Operations at Alzheimer’s Society has said: 'Alzheimer’s Society has and always will have a strong commitment to improving support for the 42,000 people living with young onset dementia in the UK. 'We were delighted to receive funding to create the two year fixed-term project that established the charity’s future direction on…
The health board’s school flu immunization team are in your area now! Don’t miss out, protect your child from flu. Up to 1 in 10 children get flu and this can be more serious in younger childrenFrom Autumn 2016 children in reception class and years 1, 2 and 3 will be offered a nasal spray…
MPs gave the Wales Bill an unopposed 3rd reading in the House of Commons last month. Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies, said: “The Wales Bill is a landmark piece of legislation for Wales which will offer greater clarity and accountability than ever before in the devolved era. “Labour had 13 years in…
“Fantastic little festival down @HawthornhsPE. All 30 boys played some great rugby. Well done to all the teams. “
As reported on Wales Online the town of Treorchy is one of the few thriving high streets left in the valleys. Whilst places such as Porth and Tonypandy are seeing falling trade this high street is reportedly flourishing. So what makes Treorchy different? Well obviously there is the variety of independent retailers and goods on sale there,…
The Welsh Government has ditched plans to force local authorities in Wales to merge but is to require them to work together regionally to deliver key services, it has been announced. The number of local authorities will remain at 22, although the Welsh Government said it would support any voluntary mergers. The Welsh Government had…
Macmillan Cancer Support in Wales would like to extend its thanks to your readers for their incredible support of this year’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. Now in its 26th year, thousands of coffee mornings were held in schools, workplaces, community centres and homes all over Wales on and around Friday 30th September. We have…
There is a community council election campaign under way in Pontyclun and the Labour party are apparently putting out leaflets telling people that if they vote Conservative then they will lose their local comprehensive school as it will become a grammar school. At the same time Pontyclun Labour Councillors Margaret and Paul Griffiths ,writing for…
