Applications open for three £50,000 donations
The Persimmon Charitable Foundation has opened its second funding round for registered charities helping young people into work. Applications opened on Monday 1st June with a total pot of £150,000 available for UK-based projects focused on employability, children and young people aged 14-25, and areas of economic and social deprivation. The Foundation supports projects that…
Audit Wales Reports Expose Digital Challenges Facing NHS Wales
New Audit Wales reports have highlighted ongoing concerns around digital transformation within NHS Wales, raising questions about whether the new Plaid Cymru Government can deliver on its ambitions for digital healthcare reform. Commenting, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Health and Social Care, Natasha Asghar MS said: “Digital transformation is essential if we are to improve…
Welsh Conservatives Renew Calls For M4 Relief Road
The Welsh Conservatives have renewed calls for an M4 Relief Road after the First Minister said he would pursue a “roads-based” solution to congestion on the M4. The Welsh Conservatives have warned that, after decades of promises to tackle congestion on the M4, motorists and businesses are still waiting to see meaningful action and results….
‘RIVER OF RUBBISH’ Cleared from BWLCH Mountain
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council and the Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team have successfully carried out a massive, complex, and highly dangerous clean-up operation that has cleared a notorious “river of rubbish” from the steep slopes of the Bwlch Mountain. The risky joint operation had been in planning for months and the Council had to investigate…
Rhondda Cynon Taf CountyBorough Council – AnnualAudit Summary 2025
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The people of Wales are the least likely of all four nations to consent to organ donation
Almost 400 (371) people in Wales are currently waiting for a life-saving organ transplant – but the people of Wales are the least likely of the four nations to consent to donation going ahead when approached after the death of a loved one. Just 57% of the families consulted about donation when their loved one…
Beddau man gets six years after being found guilty of rape
A man from Beddau has been jailed after a jury found him guilty of rape. Kyle Plummer, 32, raped his victim at a property in Beddau in 2023. Plummer pleaded not guilty to one count of rape but was found guilty after a three-day trial at Cardiff Crown Court in April. He has been handed…
High Court to hear judicial review challenge next week over library closure plans
The High Court will next week (4 June) hear a judicial review challenge over Caerphilly County Borough Council’s plan to close ten libraries in the area. Caerphilly paused implementation of the plans after campaigners launched a legal challenge and an interim injunction was granted. The council said its Library Service strategy would have seen the…
Four more people have been convicted over the murder of Joanne Penney
Four more people have been convicted over the murder of a woman in Rhondda Cynon Taf in March last year. Police were called to an address at Llys Illtyd, Talbot Green, at 6.10pm on Sunday, March 9, 2025, where Joanne Penney was found seriously injured having been shot to the chest. Despite the best efforts…
“RCTCBC Consults Residents on Cycle Routes — But Not on Scrapping the Bypasses It Promised Them”
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council (RCTCBC) has effectively cancelled the Ferndale–Tylorstown bypass — a road that was part of the council’s own previously committed transport plan — and replaced it with an active travel footpath for cyclists and walkers. Residents are understandably frustrated, as this was a promised commitment that has now been quietly…