Author: Gavin

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has confirmed that the A4233 Maerdy Mountain Road will be subject to daytime road closures on Mondays to Fridays throughout the school summer holiday, enabling necessary work to rectify storm damage. The mountain route, between Monk Street in Aberdare and Station Road in Maerdy, was damaged by Storm Dennis. The Council […]

A series of works near A4061 Station Road and Treorchy Library will begin shortly – in order to widen the footway on the main road, remove the disused toilet block and future-proof several existing highways structures. Advanced work has been undertaken at this location over the past few weeks, in preparation for Rhondda Cynon Taf […]

Welsh Government Ministers have confirmed face coverings will continue to play an important role in helping keep us all safe from coronavirus in Wales. As the Welsh Government prepares to publish an updated Coronavirus Control Plan, setting out what will happen beyond alert level one, face coverings will continue to be required in certain settings, such as public transport and taxis, and health and social care, […]

The UK Government has yet to present an offer to the Welsh Government for a Freeport to be established in Wales, Welsh Ministers will tell a Westminster committee later. Giving evidence to the House of Commons’ Welsh Affairs Committee, Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething and Finance and Local Government Minister, Rebecca Evans will say they remain […]

Pontypridd couple Sam and and her partner Fran donated their hair to the Little Princess Trust, who make wigs for children and young people as they braved the ‘Shave for Velindre Cancer Centre’ on the 3rd July after they helped someone close to them. They are asking people to help them by donating in sponsorship […]

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is set to undertake culvert inlet improvements at Cefnpennar Road in Cwmbach, using Welsh Government funding to carry out headwall and lining improvements to improve the system’s capacity in heavy rainfall. The work will take place just north of Springfield Close and will begin from Monday, July 12, lasting around four weeks in […]

As part of their annual tour of Wales, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visited several locations in Llantrisant on Wednesday 7th July. The first location to recieve the royal seal of approval was the Llantrisant Guildhall Heritage and Visitors’ Centre. The royal couple spent almost an hour at […]

During July 2021, the Independent Maternity Services Oversight Panel (IMSOP) is conducting a survey to understand the experiences of women and families using maternity and neonatal services in the Cwm Taf Morgannwg area. This is part of the continual improvement work that we are supporting the Health Board with. We are now focusing in more […]

Jeremy Miles has confirmed he is to provide additional support for schools to enable the momentum behind the introduction of our new Curriculum for Wales to continue and to rollout in primary schools and non-maintained nursery settings from September 2022. Recognising specific challenges faced by secondary schools, including managing a new system of assessment and […]

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s confirmed that the lease has now been signed for occupying the new modern business unit at Parc Coed-Elái – with Mallows Family Distillery now confirmed as the first tenant. The wider Parc Coed-Elái site has been brought forward with investment from the Welsh Government, providing for up to 332,000 sq ft […]

A Rhondda Cynon Taf woman has been successfully prosecuted by RCT Council’s Trading Standards Department for operating a fraudulent business and having in her possession, for the purpose of selling, counterfeit goods. The 29-year-old woman, from Rhondda, pleaded guilty to all eight charges of possessing counterfeit goods for the purpose of selling, contrary to the […]

A food charity is urgently appealing for volunteer drivers to provide vital support to local communities by collecting food from its warehouse and delivering it to charities. FareShare Cymru takes good quality, in-date surplus food and redistributes it to over 197 local charities and community groups supporting vulnerable people – including homeless hostels, breakfast clubs and domestic […]