March 2019

Good luck to Iolo and the Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun year 8 boys embarking on a 100 mile bike ride to Bre

The Department for Transport has published guidelines for councils saying that pointless road signs should be removed amid warnings that they waste taxpayers' money, clutter streets and

Breaking down barriers with Quick Reads

Created in 2016, and 4-day sub RawFfest youth arts festival for Wales Taking place in 25 Wales Millennium Center from April - 28 April 2019. A fun and innovative festival, RawFfes t lower Planned

Measuring the Mountain (MtM), a unique initiative gathering people’s experiences of social care throughout Wales, will share their findings today (Wednesday 27 March).

Congratulations to Manon Lloyd, Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun Year 11 on winning the silver medal at the Welsh climbing championships. She will now progress to the British championships in Sheffield! Gwych!

Congratulations to the Year 9 Robotics Team for an amazing second place at the 2019 'Tomorrow's Engineers EEP Robotics Challenge', and to Mr Kevin Davies for winning the teache

Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Paul Davies AM, has slammed the Labour-led Government’s lack o

Welsh Conservatives will join the Assembly tomorrow in a discussion over the need for further leg

The Committee on Standards in Public Life has announced a review into artificial intelligence and its impact on standards across the public sector.

People with cancer will now be able to access th

RHONDDA CYNON TAFF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL (VICTORIA SQUARE (WAR MEMORIAL), ABERDARE) (TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE) ORDER 2019 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that t

A MEMBER of staff at a Welsh care provider is currently preparing and training to take part in a skydive in aid of charity next month (April, 2019).

Gwent Police will once again be running a series of 1-day BikeSafe and 2-day 'Bridging the Ga

Cabinet has agreed the Council’s Library Service Strategy (2019-2021), having reviewed the good

A question to the Chancellor by MP for Cynon Valley the MP was asking what funding will be made available to the environmental sector in Wales to help clear up currently unusable land, as the former Phurnacite plant in Abercwmboi in my constituency, why is there an election due?

The Welsh Government has launched a new public-facing website to help explain changes to the curriculum to parents and members of the public.

Parents at Gwauncelyn school breathed a sigh of relief this week when the Labour Cabinet announced they would not be pushing forward with changes to

Open University experts had to consider this question when working as part of the ac

How can you trust a council that constantly uses 'newspeak' and untruths?

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The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has issued a good practice guide to help adult social care providers improve their services.

There is a need for a step change in transparency by local public bodies and particularly those in the NHS, MPs have said.

We know that the House of Lords is a mess.

Three family members operating a stall at Carew Market and other sites in South Wal

Local authorities “are using a legal loophole” to house families in bed and breakfast accommodation for longer than the legal limit, a children’s legal rights chari

On Wednesday March 6^th,

Beers from China, Australia, Brazil, South Africa and the USA, as well as the UK, will be available at Yr Ieuan Ap Iago in Aberdare during its 12-day real-ale festival.

We believe he has information about an incident which occurred in the Tonypandy area of Rhondda during the late 1980s.

RHONDDA CYNON TAFF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL (FOOTPATH 44 ABERDARE) (TEMPORARY FOOTPATH CLOSURE) ORDER 2019 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rhondda Cynon

Since the introduction of seatbelt laws in the UK, tens of thousands of lives have been save

Ton Pentre Junior School is in the village of Ton Pentre, in the local authority of Rhondda Cynon Taf. It has 191 pupils aged from 7 to 11. This is an increase in the number of pupils since the last inspection. There are six single-age classes and one mixed-age class.

March at Theatr Brycheiniog is busy this year, with something on almost every evening and a wide
variety of workshops throughout the days! What really stands out this month in Theatr Brycheiniog’s

WELSH care company Abacare has recently (March, 2019) joined a growing list of care providers coming together to help recruit 20,000 carers in Wales by 2030.

Abacare is just one of hundreds of businesses that are getting behind the recently launched WeCare Wales campaign.

Rhondda Cynon Taf has been confirmed as the 2022 location for the National Eisteddfod for Wales.

The Department for Transport has launched a consultation on whether to lengthen the guarantee on utility firms’ roadworks so that if a pothole forms as a result wit

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council says they want to modernize care for older people and produced a “Residential Care Services Consultation” shown below.  

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Wales will need thousands more people to work in caring roles with adults and children by 2030 if it is to keep pace with the growing demand for care services and provide support for communities

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is once again hosting its incredibly successful and ever popular Jobs

The Welsh Books Council are staying on track with another exciting event in their successful @LlyfrDaFabBooks reading promotion scheme.

Dear Editor,

Why being a great listener can make all the difference in Aberdare

As a proud Scout Ambassador I’m always looking for ways to help young people in Aberdare develop the skills they need to succeed. One of the most essential of these is active listening.

Coram Family and Childcare (formerly 

Smaller bus and coach firms have launched a judicial review of the Department for Transport’s interpretation of rules concerning vehicle and driver licensing.