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….
Strike Out Stigma: Diabetes Week 2026
Diabetes Week 2026 runs from 8 to 14 June, with this year’s theme: ‘Strike Out Stigma’. 8 in 10 people living with diabetes say they have experienced negative attitudes about their condition – from judgement and assumptions to blame and shame. This is known as diabetes stigma, and it can have a real and lasting…
Nine Years On and Dogs Are Still Fouling Our Streets — So Why Is RCT Patting Itself on the Back?
Cast your minds back to January 2025. We asked on AberdareOnline where RCT Council’s 14 Dog Wardens and Community Wardens had disappeared to. We questioned whether the promised crackdown following complaints from Llantwit Fardre RFC — dogs running riot on their sports pitches — amounted to anything more than a strongly worded Facebook post and…
All four Plaid Cymru MPs vote against code of practice supporting women-only services
All four Plaid Cymru Westminster MPs backed a motion opposing the UK Government’s Code of Practice supporting single-sex services for women, prompting calls for the party to explain its position to women in Wales. The motion targeted official guidance that protects women-only services under the Equality Act 2010, covering everything from domestic abuse refuges to…
JASON O’CONNELL MS WELCOMES DESIGN & SUPPLY BUYOUT
Reform Wales’ Shadow Minister for Economy and Transport, Jason O’Connell MS, has welcomed the management buyout of Merthyr Tydfil-based manufacturer Design & Supply, describing it as a boost for the local economy and skilled local jobs. The £3.1 million deal will see the specialist steel door manufacturer acquired by an experienced internal management team comprising Tom Grother, Scott Davies and Damien Regis, with…
Connecting systems for better health and care
Connecting every stage of the health and care system is key to improving patient outcomes and reducing waiting times. This is the call in a new paper examining the challenges and causes of poor patient flow, including some of the solutions to help people manage their own health more effectively. Today the Bevan Commission, Wales’s leading independent health and care think tank, launches Chain Reaction: Managing patient flows across health and care systems and services….