A new National Health Service hospital in Wales not being used because the floors are too hot to walk on, officials said. Britain's Daily Mail reported Monday that the under-floor heating at the hospital has made the new 108-bed Rhondda Valley Hospital in South Wales unusable.

CELEBRITY TV doctor Hilary Jones will be visiting a South Wales mental health charity this week. As part of Mental Health Week in Rhondda Cynon Taf, the GMTV medical expert will help re-launch the updated dedicated information website at NewHorizons, Aberdare, on Thursday.

THREE arts centres have won a pounds 2,000 grant to develop their New Year film programmes. A specialist, themed film series will be run at the Coliseum Theatre in Aberdare, the Muni Arts Centre in Pontypridd and the Park & Dare Theatre in Treorchy, alongside mainstream films from January.

OLD age pensioners have honed their keyboard skills in a special new computer course. Residents in the Rhondda Cynon Taf borough enjoyed the IT and Biscuits sessions to learn how to access the internet.

By Abby Alford A STRIKE that would create back-to school chaos for thousands of parents could be called off if council workers' demands are met.