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Welsh Government ‘utterly failing’ on NHS waiting lists
22 hours ago · Plaid Cymru called for action to tackle the NHS backlog, accusing Labour of “utterly failing” and leaving more than 620,000 people languishing on long waiting lists. Mabon ap Gwynfor, the party’s shadow health secretary, warned waiting lists have hit record highs in every month since March, including each month of the first minister’s time in […]
Concern over ‘poor quality’ private rented sector in Wales
22 hours ago · Senedd members called for social housing standards to be extended to the private rented sector amid widespread concerns about poor quality homes. John Griffiths, who chairs the local government committee, led a debate in the Senedd following an inquiry on the private rented sector in Wales. Setting out the recommendations of the committee’s report, he said […]
Senedd members criticise ‘appalling’ cancer delays
22 hours ago · Senedd members quizzed Wales’ health secretary after a damning report revealed “alarming” shortcomings in cancer services, including a lack of leadership. James Evans, the Conservatives’ shadow health secretary, said this week’s Audit Wales report laid bare chronic mismanagement of cancer services. Questioning his opposite number Jeremy Miles, Mr Evans told the Senedd: “This ...
£20m Cwmbran regeneration plan to be submitted for approval
Jan 11, 2025 · A £20 MILLION regeneration plan for a Gwent town centre will be submitted for approval to the UK Government which has pushed the project back two years. The cash, spread over a ten-year period, was announced for Cwmbran by the previous Conservative government in October 2023 under its towns fund. There had been uncertainty over […]
Preserving Nature: The Reopening of Garw Wood - Cwmbranlife
Dec 18, 2024 · Cllr Gauden (far left), Marc Burchell (centre) and Kristen Thobroe (second right) with Bron Afon and council staff in Garw Wood A Cwmbran woodland that was closed after trees were vandalised and a path turned into a bicycle track has reopened. During October, Cwmbran Life was invited to see work ...
The Housing Crisis in Wales: Calls for Change - Cwmbranlife
Jan 13, 2025 · The Senedd debated calls to enshrine a right to adequate housing into Welsh law. Siân Gwenllian warned Wales’ housing crisis is getting worse, with no signs of improvement, as she set out the case for a bill to incorporate a legal right. “The picture is bleak,” she said. “Homelessness is at ...
Find Support and Connection in The Cwmbran Dementia Group
Jan 4, 2025 · A support group for people with dementia and their carers in Cwmbran has grown from eight members to around 30. They meet every Friday from 1pm to 3pm in the town’s library. They held their Christmas party on Friday 20 December 2024. Emma Rees, a community connector with Torfaen Council said ...
New plans to cut patients staying in hospital longer than necessary
Dec 7, 2024 · NEW plans have had to be drawn up to further reduce the number of patients staying in hospital longer than necessary. The Welsh Government set health boards and councils a 50-day challenge to address the issue and Gwent’s Aneurin Bevan University Board sent its plan in earlier in November. The board, and the five local […]