Fly Tipping removed from Tower Road
Thank you to Tower Road residents for making us aware of the fly-tipping over the bridge. RCT has been out and removed for us. Just use the tip! If you see flytipping, please report it on the link below https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/…/FlytippingReportaproblem.aspx
Six-year-old Cullen completes triathlon to raise funds for the Children’s Ward that cared for him
After more than 60 hospital admissions during his early childhood, six-year-old Cullen Roderick has found a unique way to thank the team who has helped him over the years. The young fundraiser has raised an incredible £1,100 for the Children’s Ward at Royal Glamorgan Hospital after completing the Caldicot Kids Triathlon this summer, when he was just…
Welsh environmental watchdog hit by data breach
Environmental regulator Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has reported itself to the Information Commissioner’s Office after a data breach saw personal details of staff made public. NRW said those affected had worked for it between April 2013 and March 2018. A spreadsheet was inadvertently disclosed containing employee information that may have included diversity monitoring data, such…
Welsh children at risk of becoming “unhealthiest generation of children in decades”
Welsh Conservatives have called for urgent action to improve children’s health in Wales following a stark warning from paediatricians that Wales risks creating the “unhealthiest generation of children in decades”. Analysis by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) shows a worrying deterioration across a range of child health indicators, including vaccination uptake, oral…
Improved Self Assessment registration service launched
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has launched an improved registration service making it easier than ever to register for Self Assessment. Anyone who is unsure if they need to submit a tax return can use HMRC’s free online checking tool on GOV.UK to understand what, if anything, they should do next. More than 640,000 customers…
Wales children’s health warning raises fresh questions for Rhondda Cynon Taf
Wales children’s health warning raises fresh questions for Rhondda Cynon Taf Children’s health in Wales has failed to show the improvement that should have followed years of warnings before the COVID-19 pandemic, with new evidence pointing instead to record levels of excess weight among younger children, persistent health inequalities and deteriorating outcomes in areas including…
“We can’t thank them enough” – Special ambulance service helps father see his daughter get married
The Welsh Ambulance Service’s ‘Wish ambulance’ helped a terminally ill Pembrokeshire man attend his daughter’s wedding. When Bill Billing, 84, returned home from hospital on November 12th last year, he was so unwell that he could never have imagined being able to attend his daughter’s wedding nine months later. Bill, from Monkton, who lives with his wife Ginny,…
Aberdare trio jailed for drugs offences
Three people have been jailed following a search of a property in Penywaun in April 2026 Ashley Clarke, 24 from Aberdare was sentenced to 2 years and ten months in prison and disqualified from driving for two years following his conviction Bradley Clarke-Wright, 27 from Aberdare was sentenced to three years and three months following…
Plaid Cymru repeatedly criticised Labour’s education record — as fresh PISA results expose Wales’s widening gap
Plaid Cymru has repeatedly criticised the Labour-led Welsh Government over standards, funding, staffing and outcomes in Welsh education during Labour’s 27 years in office.That history is particularly relevant following the publication of the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment—PISA—results, which show Wales behind England, Scotland and Northern Ireland in maths, reading and science.Wales scored 456…
WALES’ COMMUNITY PHARMACIES WARN PRESSURES ARE NOW IMPACTING THE DELIVERY OF PHARMACEUTICAL CARE
Community Pharmacies in Wales have warned that severe financial,workforce and medicines supply pressures are making it harder forpharmacy teams to deliver pharmaceutical care and are threatening thefuture viability of the community pharmacy network in Wales.Community Pharmacy Wales (CPW’s) Community Pharmacy PressureSurvey 2026, which received 154 responses from across all seven HealthBoards, reveals widespread concern about…