November 2018

South Wales Police are appealing for help to find 17 year-old Nisha Richards who has been missing from her home in Aberdare since Thursday, 29th November, 2018.

Data released by the ONS today also showed the number of excess winter deaths a

A Welsh Audit Office report has found that the record-keeping of the Welsh Government’s economy department contained “gaps and errors” and failed to produce information with ease.

Responding to the Welsh government’s announcement that 

Large numbers of children were excited to take part in a Beano-inspired reading adventure at their local library this summer across Wales and the rest of the UK, according to new statistics released on Friday by The Reading Agency.

A Talbot Green mother-of-two has been jailed for almost four years, after defrauding residents of nearly £200,000 via an unlawful PPI claims company. 

The Education Secretary for Wales has told Assembly Members that the Welsh Government have had to write off £3.25m following ten year of incorrect grant payments.

New data has shown that 17.5% of households in Wales had no adults in employment in 2017, 2.8% more than the UK as a whole – a wider gap than the previous yea

Being on the register of listed buildings is enough to give a structure protection and its validity cannot be challenged in disputes over enforcement, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

The Council will host a public exhibition at Mountain Ash Library on Thursday 29thNovember (2:00pm to 6:30pm) to inform residents of improvement plans for Mountain Ash town centre - including the development of a new Primary Care Centre and the redevelopment of 1-4 Oxford Buil

The Welsh Conservatives held a debate today calling for the Welsh Labour Government to change next year’s controversial local authority financial settlement, and to review the formula that allocates cash to councils.

AN Aberdare woman who spent nearly a year supporting Specsavers store openings in Australia has returned home to mark another milestone in her burgeoning eye care career – qualifying as a dispensing optician.

With Christmas just around the corner, shoppers don’t have to travel to large cities to buy their gifts - Rhondda Cynon Taf is home to a wide range of high streets and bustling town centres.

Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price today publishes an anthology of notable writings which can be seen as a ‘manifesto’ for Welsh independence.

Plans for an ambitious £4m primary and community care centre in Mountain Ash will be unveiled at a public exhibition on December 5.

People throughout Wales have until Friday 30th of November to nominate outstanding teachers and Youth workers working in schools all over Wales for the Professional Teaching Awards Cymru 2019, and with a new category being introduced this year, there are even more opportunities to celebrate the v

About Ysgol Gynradd Gymunedol Gymraeg Llantrisant Ysgol Gynradd Gymunedol Gymraeg Llantrisant is situated in the village of Miskin near Pontyclun in Rhondda Cynon Taf. It provides education for pupils from the villages of Llantrisant, Miskin, Groesfaen and the surrounding areas.

Responding to the report published today by the Public Accounts Committee on the NRW timber scandal, Shadow Secretary for the Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew RT Davies AM, said:

This guide provides you with best practice advice on the responsibilities that an operator or driver has to ensure the roadworthiness of their vehicles.

The festive season is almost upon us and Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is ensuring it can be celebrated in style once again this year with funding for each of Rhondda Cynon Taf’s town centres. 

Cabinet Members have agreed for the Council to undertake an extensive consultation process over transformational options for residential and day care provision in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

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Commenting on the Welsh Government’s announcement to allocate additional funding for Council

The Welsh Conservative leader used First Minister’s questions today to secure answers as to what Transport for Wales’ plan of action is for resolving the capacity issue with its stock.

Pembrokeshire County Council faces conducting future litigation with “its hands tied behind its back” if a councillor is successful in having legal advice disclosed, its monitoring officer has warned.

Diabetes UK Cymru are calling for everyone with diabetes, including those who are pregnant, to take up the offer of free a flu jab to avoid life-threatening diabetes complications winter illnesses can lead to.

The new South Wales Central Coroner’s Office and Courts have been officially opened in Pontypridd. 

Freedom of Information requests from the Welsh Conservatives has revealed local authorities in Wales ran a surplus of £10,065,347 in 2017/18 from parking charges and fines, 25% more than the previous year.

Those Terrible Tudors and Awful Egyptians are heading for Brecon this December to celebrate 25 years since the publication of Terry Deary’s first Horrible Histories books.

Autumn Season at Theatr Brycheiniog may be drawing to a close, but that doesn’t mean things are slowing down at the canal side venue. There are still some red hot shows to come that are guaranteed to warm your heart and keep you smiling right through the festive season and beyond.

South Wales Advanced Motorcyclists (SWAM), a local group in the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM RoadSmart), recognised the efforts of associates last week when they were presented with their Advanced Rider qualification certificates.

South Wales Police can confirm the death of the 81 year-old woman who was involved in a road traffic collision in Treorchy on Monday, 12 November, 2018.

The main construction phase of the Abercynon Park and Ride extension will begin next week, to provide a total of 310 new parking spaces serving the Railway Station from spring 2019.

For 13 years, doctors, nurses and midwives from across Cwm Taf have trained volunteer health workers and motorbike ambulance drivers to save lives in a region of eastern Uganda called Mbale through the charity PONT.

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Cabinet will consider transformational options for residential and day care provision in the County Borough following an independent review.

Data released yesterday shows average waiting times for knee and hip procedures

Public Health Wales is reminding people with long term health conditions to protect themselves from flu this year.

Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Ken Skates AM, has announced that the My Travel Pass scheme will continue until at least March 2020, and will extend to all people aged 16 to 21 resident in Wales.

Cwm Taf University Health Board wants you to express your views on current health care provision and/or future service planning.  You are therefore invited to attend one or all of the following public meetings.

South Wales Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision which occurred in Treorchy j

Welsh Conservative Leader Paul Davies AM used First Minister’s Questions today to ask the First Minister if he was proud that his government has seen Wales rank bottom of UK nations in PISA rankings on his watch, to which he responded “yes”.

The tourism sector within Rhondda Cynon Taf has grown significantly, with guests from China, Australia, Germany and the Middle East amongst over two million people visiting in 2017.

New safety measures in the private rented sector should also apply to social housing, the Law Society has said, arguing that “there is no logic for having different safety standards between private and social housing”.

The Council has signed a 99-year lease to transfer St. Mair’s Day Centre in Aberdare to Age Connects Morgannwg (ACM) – enabling the charity to proceed with its plan to deliver a Community Hub on the site.

On November 21st MACS will be visited all day by the ‘Higher Tour’ from Manchester.

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A vivid portrait of a world far removed from the showbiz glitz of Riverdance, the award-winning The Humours of Bandon is a charming reminder that there’s more to life than learning the right steps.

PEOPLE who live in Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) are being encouraged to donate shoeboxes full of items for elderly and vulnerable people being supported by a care provider in the area this festive season (November and December, 2018).

The Penywaun Paraders have been special guests of Rhondda Cynon Taf’s Mayor after clinching the coveted world title. 

Bridgend County Borough Council has been fined following the death of a 15-year-old boy and injury of another after a collision with the school minibus.

Lauren Hughes, Lowri Tedstone, Abbi Middlecott and Ffion Withers (Y11) were invited to perform at the Wales AGENDA Conference held at Cardiff University on October 26th. The pupils showcased their First Give 2017 £1000 charity winning dance/presentation for Women’s Aid RCT.

The Shadow Health Secretary has welcomed the findings of a review that confirms that ambulances are reaching the sickest patients in Wales first, but notes that there are still areas of concern.

Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) has published its 2017-18 annual report, outlining its work throughout the previous year.

Zeelo, the flexible shuttle service, will be offering Welsh Rugby Union fans in Aberdare FREE

Business Improvement Districts in Wales today urge the Welsh Government to adopt the cut in business rates announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in last Monday’s Budget.

South Wales Police have secured a criminal behaviour order for a teenager from Hirwaun.

Professor Philip Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, will attend a civil society briefing in Wales on 6 November, hosted by Children in Wales in Cardiff. This is part of the Special Rapporteur’s visit to the UK from 5-16 November.

Angela Burns AM, Welsh Conservatives Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health:

Nursing staff are taking a wound clinic into the community as part of a new Leg Club in the Rhondda.

A Blue Plaque in memory of champion boxer David Dower MBE is being officially unveiled on his former home in Abercynon this coming weekend. 

“It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils…”

Hi uncle, Allan Perkins, makes a plea for anyone with information to come forward - to help him and Jamie's father, John, who was too ill to be interviewed, have some sort of closure to what has been a painful and traumatic past 12 months.

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