Nearly £80 million has been spent by councils in Wales to transport pupils to schools in taxis, the Welsh Liberal Democrats have revealed. Peter Black AM believes that the Wales Audit Office should investigate whether the current system is delivering the best value for money. Freedom of Information responses reveal that since 2012, over £79,000,000…
Clinicians in Cwm Taf are working with a medical technology company based in Rhondda Cynon Taf and the University of South Wales on a revolutionary device to potentially detect lung cancer at an early stage. IMSPEX Diagnostics Ltd based in Abercynon has been working with Dr Paul Neil, Consultant Respiratory Physician from Cwm Taf…
Welsh Conservatives have called on the Labour government to clarify the situation surrounding the Cardiff-Anglesey air link, as information relating to Links Air emerges this afternoon. The Civil Aviation Authority has confirmed to a Welsh Conservative spokesman that the airline – which runs the service – has not had its safety approval renewed. …
Congratulations to Chloe Keywood (year 11) who recently won a competition to be a flag bearer at the rugby world cup. Chloe can be seen in the photographs carrying the national flag of Georgia, during their group game against New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Chloe was also a flag bearer during the…
FULL CAST OF ACTOR/MUSICIANS CONFIRMED FORTHE INSATIABLE, INFLATABLE CANDYLION, A THEATRE GIG FOR AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES, PERFORMED AT CARDIFF’S SWALEC STADIUM DEC 2015-JAN 2016 A festive treat from the creative minds behind the genre-bending Praxis Makes Perfect: this December, Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys, writer Tim Price and director Wils Wilson…
People of Wales will decide future local government Plaid Cymru has stopped Labour from forcing through its centralisation agenda for Welsh local government without a mandate. Concessions secured by Plaid Cymru mean no work will be able to start on implementing reforms until after the next Welsh election – allowing people to choose which party’s…
Last week the Welsh Labour Government were forced to withdraw its Local Government Bill when it became clear none of the opposition parties would support it and they would be facing defeat. This week they brought it back to the Assembly and with the help of Plaid the Bill will pass. It paves the way…
RCT Cabinet meet this Thursday to discuss an investment programme of £12 million in a variety of projects across the county. The money has been made available following a recommendation by the finance officer that they do not after all need to keep quite so much in reserve. The fact that the Leader has already…
The local press this week has carried an article from RCT Council announcing their £12million investment plans in a series of schemes across the county. Apparently they have decided they do not need quite so much in their reserve pot and along with savings form money which was earmarked for projects not carried out previously…
Welsh Conservatives have criticised a significant increase in the number of people waiting more than 12 hours in A and E departments in Wales. The figure – published today – rose by 63 per cent from 1,168 in August to 1,946 in September. The Labour government’s four hour target – last met in…
