Council acts to address serious criminal activity at Bargoed property
Caerphilly County Borough Council has secured a possession order on a council-owned property in Bargoed, following serious breaches of a contract holder’s occupation contract. The action was taken by the Council’s Caerphilly Homes Anti-Social Behaviour Team after the contract holder was convicted of offences relating to the supply of Class A drugs. The case followed…
Lis McLean MS Calls for Greater Investment to Tackle Wales’s Coal Tip Legacy
Lis McLean MS has called on the UK Government to provide additional long-term funding to address the legacy of coal tips across Wales. In the last Senedd, there was strong cross-party support for improving coal tip safety, which led to the passing of the Unused Mines and Quarries Dumps (Wales) Act 2025. The legislation will see…
THE jacket potato has had an unexpected revival.
Driven by the viral success of street food favourites like ‘Spud Bros’ and a wider appetite for loaded, locally sourced baked potatoes, the traditional school dinner staple has become one of the most talked-about foods on social media – and Welsh schools are making the most of it. A new concept called Ty Tatws is reshaping secondary…
Two men from Rhondda jailed for £1,000 robbery
Two men have been jailed after admitting to a robbery in Beddau. 32-year-old Conor Watts and 19-year-old Iwan Trewartha, both from the Rhondda, were sentenced on Monday June 29 at Cardiff Crown Court. Watts had previously pleaded guilty to robbery, having a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence and two counts of cause…
More illegal e-bikes and scooters seized and destroyed in police and council crackdown during ASB awareness week
Bikes seized during Friday’s operation. Credit: Cardiff Council Following a joint operation in Cardiff and surrounding areas during Anti-Social Behaviour awareness week, more illegal e-bikes and scooters have been taken off the roads. The operation on Friday July 3, which saw South Wales Police, Cardiff Council staff, and National Police Air Service (NPAS) fixed-wing crew…
Increased Surgical Capacity Across South-East Wales
Patients across Cwm Taf Morgannwg are benefiting from improved access to cataract surgery thanks to a regional programme that has delivered more than 25,000 procedures across South-East Wales in the last 12 months. The Regional Ophthalmology Programme brings together teams from Cwm Taf Morgannwg, Aneurin Bevan and Cardiff and Vale University Health Boards to increase surgical capacity,…
Pupils at Cwmdâr Primary School set to benefit from new outdoor maths space
Pupils at Cwmdâr Primary School are set to benefit from a new outdoor learning environment which has been designed to bring maths to life. The new space, ‘Cwtch Cyfri’, has been developed to give children opportunities to explore numeracy outside the classroom in a more active and engaging way. It’s the latest addition to the…
REFORM MS URGES WELSH GOVERNMENT TO PUT BUSINESS WALES AT THE HEART OF NEW DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Jason O’Connell MS, Reform Wales’ Shadow Economy Minister, has responded to the Welsh Government Enterprise Minister’s statement on the proposed new Welsh Development Agency. Mr O’Connell urged the Welsh Government to bring Business Wales into the new agency, creating a single front door for business support. The Welsh Government’s Business Support Review shows that Business…
Can you support the community purchase of 8 acres of ancient woodland?
This Nature Week Community Organisation Tir Pontypridd is seeking to raise theremaining funds needed for the community purchase of 8 acres of ancient woodlandon the outskirts of Treforest, Pontypridd in just one week!“The deadline to submit the informal tenders is 12noon on Tues 14th July, so this lastweek of fundraising will be crucial”, said Financial…
Prioritise jobs, exports and energy security, not net zero
The Leader of the Welsh Conservatives has called on the Plaid Cymru First Minister to work with governments in other parts of the UK to help protect Welsh jobs and deliver energy security. During First Minister’s Questions, Darren Millar MS warned that an “unrealistic race to Net Zero” was putting strategically important industries at risk and urged…