A Rhondda Cynon Taf teacher has received the UK Lockdown Hero Award for Learner and Community Support at the annual Pearson National Teaching Awards. Neil Topping, 55, a popular member of the staff at Caegarw Primary School in Mountain Ash, said he is deeply honoured to receive the award and to be recognised in this […]

A project to boost biodiversity at Taff’s Well village hall has been launched by Transport for Wales and leading civil engineering and construction contractor Alun Griffiths. On Saturday (17 July) 10 large flower planters and wildlife and bug boxes were installed at the village hall by volunteers from the local community and staff from TfW […]

A care worker from Rhondda Cynon Taf is among the 12 extraordinary care workers recognised as Care Stars who shone brightly during the past 15 months in Wales. Conor O’Leary, a residential child care practitioner for Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, has been recognised for going above and beyond during the pandemic. When the […]

Rhondda Cynon Taf swimmer Calum Jarvis is competing at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, one of 27 Welsh athletes representing Team Great Britain. For 18 of the 27 competitors, Calum included, this will be their very first Olympic Games. The group of elite athletes will be aiming to emulate the achievements of the Welsh contingent […]

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council will start work to deliver essential traffic light upgrades at the A4119’s junction with Talbot Road – having completed similar work to the two nearby accesses to Talbot Green Retail Park in previous years. The latest work will begin from Monday, July 26, and is likely to cause traffic delays in the area, […]

Natural Resources Wales has successfully prosecuted Tower Regeneration Limited, the company in charge of the remediation and reclamation of a former deep coal mine near Hirwaun, for repeated pollution of the River Cynon. The company, set up as a joint venture partnership between Tower Colliery Ltd and Hargreaves Services plc, pleaded guilty at Merthyr Tydfil […]

A new display showcasing objects from Wales’ top Olympians and Paralympians will open at St Fagans National Museum of History on Friday 23 July to mark the beginning of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. The display is a partnership between Amgueddfa Cymru and the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame and will be available to see […]