HMRC doubles funding for customers who need extra support
More than £11 million in funding available for organisations to help customers with their taxaffairs.Voluntary and Community sector organisations invited to bid for funding from today.Successful organisations will receive three-year funding grants from April 2027. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has pledged more than £11 million to support customers whoneed extra help, as it launches…
Help for South Wales communities to enjoy great outdoors
Communities across South and West Wales are being offered help from National Grid to create or improve green spaces that can be enjoyed locally. Support is available to develop parks, gardens, open spaces, raised flowerbeds and living walls in public areas. National Grid Electricity Distribution’s Community Matters Fund is also offering money to improve accessibility to green spaces…
Arwain DGC 2026 Antibiotic Awards Open with NEW Category
The achievements of young farmers and vets in combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in livestock and the environment in Wales are to be recognised at the 2026 Arwain DGC Vet & Farmer Awards. Nominations are now open for the annual awards, which will be presented at the Royal Welsh Show on July 22nd. For the first time, a Young Vet or Young Farmer Award has been included alongside the established Livestock…
Welsh Ambulance Service to host extraordinary Board meeting
The Welsh Ambulance Service is preparing to host an extraordinary Trust Board meeting later this month. The public can join via Microsoft Teams on 25 June 2026 to hear Board members receive and approve the Trust’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2025-2026. Colin Dennis, Chair of the Welsh Ambulance Service, said: Our Board meetings play…
Important road safety measures to increase safety in Maerdy community
The Council will soon begin important road safety improvement works at a key location in Maerdy, around Station Road’s junction with Oxford Street – in response to the recent history of vehicle incidents at the pictured bend. The bend at the bottom of Maerdy Mountain leading to Maerdy Road has experienced a number of road…
Supporting carers across CTM during Carers Week
As part of Carers Week (8-12 June), we are hosting a series of Carers Cafés across our acute hospital sites to recognise and support unpaid carers in our communities. Carers provide vital, often unseen support to loved ones, and this week offers an opportunity to celebrate their contribution while ensuring they can access the help…
Aberdare to Hirwaun Rail — The Promise That Just Won’t Die
Here we go again. RCT Council Leader Ann Crimmings has been down to Aberdare station, stood in front of a camera, and talked about extending passenger rail services from Aberdare through Trecynon to Hirwaun and Rhigos. Transport for Wales will be launching a public consultation soon. The council urges residents to have their say. Stop…
National grid delays must be resolved
Commenting on reports that the new £1.25bn electric arc furnace in Port Talbot may be delayed by eight months due to connectivity issues, Janet Finch-Saunders MS, Shadow Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy, said: “It is deeply concerning that National Grid delays could hold up Tata Steel’s £1.25billion electric arc furnace in Port Talbot, a vital investment…
£20 Million for Rhondda Fach-But Don’t Hold Your Breath
RCT Council and MP Chris Bryant are celebrating this week after announcing the appointment of an Independent Chair for the UK Government’s Pride in Place Programme in the Rhondda Fach. Theresa Thomas, former lecturer and manager of Rhondda Foodbank, has taken on the voluntary role and will lead a new Neighbourhood Board tasked with deciding…
Peat spotlight in Wales!
Wales is set to showcase how restoring peatlands can deliver major benefits for climate, nature, and communities as it hosts a prestigious UK three-day conference in Swansea, starting on 9 June 2026. The IUCN UK Peatland Programme’s ‘Peatlands Under Pressure’ conference will focus on both the challenges faced to keep carbon in our peatlands and the successes to date….