May 2019

A thousand children from 36 schools across South Wales have volunteered to sing in a musical extravaganza at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, supported by a host of celebrity acts and professional musicians.

An innovative approach to dealing with the impacts of non-native species has been launched in Wales.

Paul Davies AM has asked the First Minister to explain how the Welsh Government intends to slow the increase in pollution-related deaths in Wales.

All roads will lead to the Welsh Mining Experience at Rhondda Heritage Park next month, as plans gear up for the Classic Car Show 2019. 

Welsh Water requires the closure of the A4061 Rhigos Mountain Road to carry out works following a burst water main last year – and the project has been scheduled for the school half term to minimise disruption.

RHONDDA CYNON TAFF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL (OLD YNYSYBWL ROAD, YNYSYBWL) (TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE) ORDER 2019 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council have made an Order under Section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended by the Road Traffic (Tempor

THE RHONDDA CYNON TAF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL (RHOS SQUARE) COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER 2019 COMPULSORY PURCHASE OF LAND IN MOUNTAIN ASH Notice is hereby given that the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council has made The Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council (Rhos Square) Compulsory Purchase Or

Schemes funded in 2019–2020 Details of the local transport grants awarded to Rhondda Cynon Taf Council

Safe Routes in Communities Llwynypia Pontyclun £85,000

 Safe Routes in Communities (Year 2) £211,000

South Wales Police can confirm that the five men who were arrested in connection with the cashpoint theft in Treharris on Tuesday (May 14), have all been charged with burglary and theft of motor vehicle.

They are appearing at Merthyr Magistrates Court today (16 May, 2019).

A thousand children from 36 schools across South Wales have volunteered to sing in a musical extravaganza at the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, supported by a host of celebrity acts and professional musicians.

Statistics out today by the End Child Poverty coalition show that 206,173 children in Wales were in poverty in 2018, or 29.3% of Wales’ child population and a 1% increase on the previous year after housing costs are taken into account.

Wales is set to get its own Planning Inspectorate after the Welsh Government concluded policy there now differed too far from England for a joint one to be any long

Working at Vision Products has helped Jason Rowley grow in confidence, enabling him to live independently - in a home fitted with PVCu windows that have been manufactured at his workplace. 

These sixth form students from Pontypridd High School have excelled in a national engineering initiative, in which their Council-sponsored project to identify road safety improvements in Cilfynydd has won an award.

A total of eleven people have been arrested following the disturbance in Pontypridd on May 3.
In addition to previous arrests, four teenage boys and two teenage girls have been arrested in the past five days – all have been released on police bail.

James Barnes, 42, appeared at Merthyr Crown Court earlier this month after admitting possessing the drug but not supplying it.

Officers fear that warmer weather is making life easier for burglars.
There has been a spate of burglaries across Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr Tydfil in which power tools, laptops, games consoles, mobile phones and cash have been stolen.

With assistance from Gwent Police officers, South Wales Police have arrested six people in connection with the theft of thousands of pounds from a cashpoint machine in Fox Street, Treharris today.

Mental Health Awareness Week is a yearly, week-long campaign for awareness of mental health issues that encourages people to take positive action and promote health and wellbeing for all.

The labour council have £600,000 to upgrade play areas but the labour council will not reinstate the play area they removed in the Ynys Aberdare to construct the £50 million plus new school and £3 million athletics facility WHY? 

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is to be held on Thursday, 30 May 2019 at 2.00pm in Ynysmeurig House, Navigation Park, Abercynon.

At the full Council meeting this coming Wednesday a proposal is being put forward to create two new posts within the Council structure.

The £2 million package is a mix of grant and loan funding from Visit Wales and the Welsh Government’s Targeted Regeneration Investment programme, which will provide £100 million of capital support across Wales over 3 years for regeneration projects. 

DVSA has launched a new free service to allow motorists to replace a lost, stolen or damaged MOT certificate.

The service can be used to get MOT certificate copies for cars, vans and motorcycles. Copies for lorries, buses and coaches will be available later in 2019.

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Literature Wales has today announced which titles have been shortlisted for both the English and Welsh-language Wales Book of the Year Awards 2019.

As part of an investigation following a disturbance which occurred in Pontypridd on Friday, May 3, 18 year-old Kyle Townsend from Aberdare has been charged with breaching his criminal behaviour order.
He will appear at Merthyr Magistrates Court on Friday, 10 May, 2019.

About Glenboi Primary School Glenboi Primary school is in the village of Glenboi, near Mountain Ash in Rhondda, Cynon Taf local authority. There are 134 pupils on roll, including 23 pupils in the nursery.

Welsh hospitals are understaffed and overstretched. Over two-thirds of trainees report regular and frequent rota gaps, almost one-third of advertised consultant posts go unfilled, and absence due to sickness is rising.  As 120 doctors and health professionals gather today (Thursday 09 May) in Dee

All authorities bar one (Denbighshire) responded to the request. The figures showed:

A WELSH care agency is hosting its first ever #ChangeLives week (May, 2019) to raise awareness of what it is like to work in the care industry and how rewarding it can be.

During yesterday's First Minister's Questions, Mr Drakeford announced that speed limits of 20mph could be introduced in all residential areas in Wales.

Major names in the world of entertainment are once again heading to Rhondda Cynon Taf this summer as part of the 2019 Rhondda Arts Festival (RAFT).

Fifty-five year old Jayne Pritchard, lives with husband Alan and their 15 year old foster child in Hengoed.

Jayne was diagnosed with heart failure in November 2018 after being diagnosed by a doctor while on holiday in Spain a few weeks earlier that she had a chest infection.

RHONDDA CYNON TAFF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL (GWERNIFOR LANE, MOUNTAIN ASH) (TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE) ORDER 2019 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council intends, not less than 7 days from the date of this Notice, to make an Order under Section 14 of the Road Traffic

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The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Cymru Wales launching a major new hyn report on junior doctor wellbeing to our north Wales spring conference on Thursday 09 May 2019.

AN AWARD-WINNING care provider in Wales says its 12-week beginners’ transition and training programme helps it retain employees (May, 2019) despite a recent survey by Skills for Care that said staff retention was one of the biggest issues the industry faced.

In the latest blog, Wales By Bike is reminding motorcyclists to stay alert on long bank holid

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Cymru Wales will be launching a major new report on junior doctor wellbeing at our north Wales spring conference on Thursday 09 May 2019.

Councils have abandoned the powers to tackle the rising number of empty home, according to a modular home provider.

This has prompted calls for the legislation to be replaced with a scheme local authorities find easier to use.

The next Labour government would put an end to the policy that sees commercial spaces converted into residential units without going through the full planning pro

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Blanket use of CCTV recording in taxis and private hire vehicles would be disproportionate and should be imposed only where a strong justification exists, the Surveillance Camera Commissioner has said.

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has responded to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) new guidelines on the physical activity of children under the age of five, counselling caution.

Town and Country Planning Act 1990

Welsh Office Circular 32/92

Application for Major Development

Application No: - 19/0380/15

Applicant: Keolis Amey