A purpose-built sensory room to help dementia patients to communicate their thoughts and feelings is about to officially open at Ysbyty George Thomas, in Treorchy, thanks to the work of occupational therapist Hayley Jones. The modern facility, established in the Lewis Merthyr Day Unit, uses projected video or photographs, sounds, lights, textures, and smells…
RNIB Cymru wants runners taking part in this year’s Cardiff Half Marathon to raise money to support people living with sight loss in Wales. This year RNIB Cymru is offering runners the chance to contribute towards the RNIB Talking Books Appeal. Talking Books provide a lifeline for blind and partially sighted people by allowing…
The strong elite partnerships across Wales and the UK have given Welsh athletes the platform to bring home a record Olympic Games medal haul, says Sport Wales Chief Exective Sarah Powell. The 10 medals won in Rio smashed the previous best of seven at London 2012 and equalled the four golds won at Antwerp in…
The footbridge, which is the main link for Mountain Ash Comprehensive school pupils to cross the busy A4059, is set to be repaired, restored and painted, thanks to Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s multi-million-pound (£23m) Highways, Transportation, Infrastructures and Strategic Projects (HTISP) Investment Programme. ******Planned closure 21st August of the A4059 has been postponed due to…
Lorry driver Alan Easton responded to a letter to go into his GP surgery in Merthyr Tydfil for a health check. What he discovered was life-changing. The 57-year-old was told he had Type 2 diabetes and his ‘heart age’ was equivalent to someone aged 83, putting him at risk of disease. “What bothered…
Welsh Conservatives are calling on the Welsh Government to reconsider its decision to scrap financial inclusion support from Families First Services. Shadow Secretary for Education and Children, Darren Millar AM, today warns the Government against this move, saying it could further perpetuate the cycle of deprivation blighting many Welsh families. The Families First scheme is…
Welsh Hills Bakery has donated supplies to Streetwise Ministries; an organisation dedicated to helping the homeless in Cardiff. Established 21 years ago by Alan and Sheila Colcombe at the Abercwmboi Christian Centre, Streetwise Ministries collects food, drink, clothes and other essentials and donates them to homeless people in the city centre. Every Friday at 8pm,…
Download (opens in new window) PDF [1.34MB] In this report we look at the current financial performance of the 22 local authorities in Wales and the quality of their financial management arrangements. Based on the findings of this audit, the Auditor General has concluded that since our last review local authorities are improving their…
Rhondda’s Neighbourhood Policing Team has been running a special traffic operation in response to increased public concern about the way some motorists are driving in the Ystrad and Gelli areas of the valley. The day-long operation on Tuesday (16th August) featured a number of mobile speeding exercises involving the local community which were carried out to…
The Open Spaces Society say our trustee and local correspondent, Peter Newman, has reported on his work to open up illegally obstructed rights of way in Powys: “There are many areas in Powys where the rights of way network in largely inaccessible because of large scale obstruction by illegal wire and barbed wire fences. Powys County…
