River wall repair scheme to get underway in Aberdare
The Council will soon undertake an important scheme to repair and future-proof the pictured river wall near Aberdare Railway Station and the Sobell leisure centre site. The main scheme will get underway from Monday, May 18, with a single-day footpath closure. The main repairs will then be undertaken over three weeks, following directly on. Inspections of the…
First Minister names Cabinet Minister for Local Government and Counsel General Designate in first ministerial team
First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth has appointed his Cabinet including the Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning and the Counsel General Designate. Siân Gwenllian has been named Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning, while Elfyn Llwyd is Counsel General Designate. Other appointments include Sioned Williams as Deputy First Minister and Cabinet…
Serious Patient Concerns At Royal Gwent Hospital
Commenting on reports surrounding patient safety concerns at the Royal Gwent Hospital, the Welsh Conservatives have criticised the health board and their handling of the incident. The hospital breached its duty of care to a patient when one of its physician associates (PAs) carried out a lumbar puncture on her, a health board has admitted….
Residents Still Waiting for Rhondda Fach Relief Road as Council Completes Cycling Route
Residents across the Rhondda Fach have renewed criticism of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council after the authority announced progress on the final phase of the Rhondda Fach Active Travel Route — a project many say has replaced long-promised plans for a proper valley relief road. This week, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council confirmed that construction work on…
Swansea man jailed for driving bulldozer into pub in Aberdare
A man from Swansea has been jailed after driving a bulldozer into a pub in Aberdare in December 2025. Daniel Morgan, 35 from Swansea was sentenced on Thursday May 14 at Merthyr Crown Court to three years and six in prison. This sentence follows guilty pleas to aggravated vehicle taking and property damage over £5,000,…
Mental Health Awareness Week 2026
The theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (11-17 May 2026) is action. Awareness about mental health is not enough on its own; we also need to turn this into action, whether that’s big or small. It could be something you do for yourself, for someone else or for all of us. Read more about…
High Court dismisses contempt of court application under ‘persons unknown’ injunction as defendant was known to the Pontypridd quarry operator
The High Court has dismissed an application to commit an environmental protestor for contempt of court because he did not fall within the definition of “persons unknown”, it has been reported. Dale Vincent was a resident of Glyncoch, South Wales, who led protests at Craig yr Hesg quarry on numerous occasions in 2024 and 2025….
Tesco Free Fruit & Veg for Schools inspires creative cooking workshops in Caerphilly school.
Pupils at Bryn Awel Primary School in Caerphilly are discovering their creative side with weekly cooking workshops that put children at the heart of preparing and exploring healthy food. The classes form part of the Tesco Free Fruit & Veg for Schools programme, in which Bryn Awel has participated since October 2024. Delivered in partnership…
Questions Raised Over NRW’s “Two-Tier” Approach to Butterfly Conservation
Fresh questions are being raised over what local residents describe as a “two-tier” approach to environmental protection in Wales following a new Natural Resources Wales (NRW) story celebrating conservation work for Wales’s rarest butterfly. NRW’s latest article highlights volunteer efforts to protect the High Brown Fritillary at Old Castle Down in the Vale of Glamorgan,…
A New Face, But the Same Old Welsh Political Machine
Another Wales stitch-up. Plaid Cymru promised change, yet within hours we already have another Labour-Plaid pact, backed by the Lib Dems and Greens. Huw Irranca-Davies, Labour’s former Deputy First Minister, becomes the supposedly impartial Presiding Officer, and the same political bloc keeps control of the Senedd. Nothing has really changed. Wales still faces years of…