Eight students from across Rhondda Cynon Taf have gained offers from two of the country’s most prestigious universities. Six offers have been received from Oxford University and two from Cambridge University, with around one-quarter of those applicants applying being successful. A regional launch of the Welsh Government’s nationwide Seren Network Hub in 2015 was hosted…
Eating seafood such as fish, lobster and crab is often said to have health benefits, but its contamination by the neurotoxin, mercury, is a cause of increasing concern. This investigation, published today in JAMA Network Journals, analysed the levels of mercury in the brains of several older people who were taking part in a study…
Welsh Government are proposing to change the way dentists and private dental services are regulated with the new Private Dentistry (Wales) 2016 Regulations. The Welsh Government is consulting on the proposed changes to the way dentists and private dental services in Wales are regulated. In the new draft regulations: the person who carries…
The First Minister has failed to outline any tangible action whatsoever that Labour Ministers plan to take to ensure recompense for Welsh taxpayers in light of the recent Regeneration Investment Fund for Wales scandal. Under the scheme, 15 sites were sold for £21.7 million – considerably under market value; leading to a huge, unnecessary loss…
Local government has called for increased financial support, if it is to deliver on the aims of a new Environment Bill due to be voted on by Assembly Members today. While welcoming the proposed bill as an important piece of legislation to tackle climate change and ensure Wales's natural resources are managed more sustainably, councils…
Cwm Taf University Health Board is improving the quality of life for care home residents with dementia across Cwm Taf. The (Care Home Dementia Intervention team), the first of its kind in Wales, provides an alternative to medication for behaviour that challenges. The service aims to explore possible reasons why a person is distressed…
An Autism Bill for Wales would form part of the legislative programme for a Welsh Conservative Government. The announcement came as Leader of the Welsh Conservatives Andrew RT Davies AM, and Shadow Communities Minister Mark Isherwood AM, visited the Wrexham branch of the National Autistic Society. In England, an Autism Act became the…
We have objected to plans by Miller Argent to enclose parts of Gelligaer and Merthyr common in Caerphilly, to dig six million tonnes of coal from the Nant Llesg mine. Because this affects common land, the company needs the consent of Welsh ministers for works on the common in addition to any planning consent. The…
New legislation that will give planning authorities the opportunity to manage the impact of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in their local area has been made by Natural Resources Minister Carl Sargeant. The new legislation will introduce a new use class (C4) for HMOs occupied by not more than six residents. This will mean that…
Idris Francis says claims that speed cameras in Wales are effective are wildly overstated. As the son of a Cardiganshire solicitor I was astonished to read in 2000 when I received my first speeding ticket triggered by a speed camera that the Right to Silence, ours for at least 400 years, had been removed in…
