Aberdare’s police station has sat closed to the public for years — while Pontypridd gets a shiny new one
Aberdare Police Station has been shut to walk-in visitors for years. No front desk. No officer to speak to face-to-face. Residents wanting to report a crime or raise a concern in person are simply out of luck — despite the building sitting right in the town centre, fully staffed, yet locked to the very public…
Council lawyers write to Welsh Rugby Union as end to stay of legal challenge nears and row breaks out over decision making process
Swansea Council’s lawyers have written to the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) ahead of the end of a stay of the local authority’s legal challenge over a shake-up of the professional game in Wales, just as a row broke out about a leaked audio of comments made by the WRU’s chief executive. The dispute concerns the…
Another review won’t help tourism businesses this summer
The Welsh Conservatives have accused the new Plaid Cymru Government of wasting its first three months in office after announcing a consultation on the controversial 182-day holiday let rule, despite the tourism industry already being at the height of its busiest season. Almost 100 days after taking office, the only action ministers have taken is…
Key summer actions to maintain private watercourses and assets
Repeating our campaign from last year, the Council is asking owners of land containing private culverts and watercourses to consider undertaking some key maintenance activities this summer. Now is an excellent time to do so, to reduce the risk of flooding in the autumn and winter months ahead. Here, we’re providing some handy tips to…
Ty Llwyd Quarry Update
Detailed investigation work has been taking place at a disused quarry in the Caerphilly county borough over recent months to determine whether the site is officially classified as ‘contaminated land’. Detailed investigation work has been taking place at a disused quarry in the Caerphilly county borough over recent months to determine whether the site is…
Howzat! Aberdare Cricket Club secures £2,000 boost for senior team
Aberdare Cricket Club is proud to unveil a brand-new senior team kit, thanks to receiving £2,000 in funding from local energy company, Pennant Walters. The funding has enabled the club’s senior side to take to the field in a fully updated playing strip, providing a welcome boost for players as they prepare for the upcoming…
LABOUR CAN’T COMPLAIN ABOUT M4 JUNCTION CLOSURES AFTER SCRAPPING RELIEF ROAD SAYS REFORM MS
Jason O’Connell MS has criticised Welsh Labour politicians in Newport for opposing proposals to close junctions on the M4, arguing their concerns ring hollow after Welsh Labour cancelled the M4 Relief Road in 2019. The Reform UK Wales Shadow Cabinet Minister for the Economy and Transport said Labour’s criticism ignores the fact that it was…
Drought status extended across all of Wales as environment continues to feel the strain
With very little rainfall and sustained high temperatures over the last week, conditions across Wales’ natural environment have continued to deteriorate. As a result, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has today (30 July) confirmed that it is extending its drought declaration across the whole of Wales. This follows the announcement last week, where north Wales &…
Making and enforcing byelaws
Geoff Wild sets out key considerations when looking to make, amend, revoke, re-enact or enforce byelaws (or ‘bylaws’, as they should more properly be known). A byelaw has been judicially defined as “an ordinance affecting the public or some portion of the public, imposed by some authority clothed with statutory powers, ordering something to be…
Pioneering Regenerative Farmer from Mississippi comes to Wales
One of the world’s leading authorities on adaptive grazing and regenerative land management has visited Wales to share knowledge on his tried and tested farming practices and principles. Dr. Allen Williams was the keynote speaker at an event organised by Innersense Consultants and Natural Resources Wales’s Four Rivers for LIFE project at the Agriculture Research…