Care and support in Wales is changing. From April 6, people will have more say about how social services assess and deliver their care and support. The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act will radically transform the way social services are delivered in Wales to meet the needs of individuals and make services sustainable for…
Investigative works are underway to determine how and when repairs will be made to the Maerdy Mountain Road following the landslip on 31 December 2015. Since the landslip, the road has been monitored on a daily basis and traffic management measures have been put in place to keep the road open. Investigation works, in the…
February went on record for the highest number of patients attending A&E departments across Wales during that month since records began in 2006. That trend has continued in to March – with one day still to go more than 9,000 patients have attended A&E departments across the Cwm Taf area this month alone. Kath…
Voluntary and community groups are invited to bid for up to £500 funding towards their work as part of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s pioneering RCT Together approach. The RCT Community Action Fund has been provided by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council and will be administered by Interlink, which coordinates voluntary and community activity across the county…
Older residents have once again enjoyed a showcase of the services that are on offer to help them, thanks to Rhondda Cynon Taf Council and its partners. The Council, which is committed to ensuring residents aged 50 plus enjoy safe, happy, healthy, social and independent lives, supports RCT’s 50 + forums, which are led by…
Peter Black AM has called for the National Assembly to be reconvened following reports that Tata is expected to announce the sale of its UK business. Peter Black, Assembly Member for South Wales West, has e-mailed the First Minister calling on him to request the Presiding Officer reconvenes the Assembly on a matter of urgent…
The number of people with diabetes admitted to hospital in an emergency has fallen by 5% in the last five years, a new report published today shows. The average length of stay in hospital for people with diabetes has also fallen, from nine days to 6.8 days over the same period. The All-Wales Diabetes Annual…
The Welsh Ambulance Service responded to nearly half of all calls to people with an immediately life-threatening illness or injury within just six minutes in February 2016, new figures published today show. The performance comes despite February being the joint busiest month since monthly reporting began 10 years ago. Emergency and urgent healthcare services across…
William Dartmouth letter to Cecilia Malmstrom William Darmouth’s letter: RE: Imports of steel from ChinaImports of steel from China entering the UK are being sold at a price lower than the cost of production. It is clear that China is dumping. This has consequences. Already SSI has been forced to cut 2,200 jobs in…
Council Leader, Councillor Andrew Morgan has confirmed the Council is to receive grant funding of £0.3m from Welsh Government to support the Council’s investment in a Southern Cross Valley Link in the Cynon Valley. The next steps required to deliver the Cross Valley Link will now be considered by Cabinet in April. County Borough Councillor…
