A major incident exercise was held in south Wales mid-April with the aim of raising awareness of the risks surrounding water, especially during periods of flooding, and how to stay safe in and around water. Several members of Welsh Ambulance Service staff were involved, in particular many members of Hazardous Area Response Team (HART), working in…
To mark Coeliac UK Awareness Week, staff from dedicated gluten-free manufacturer, Welsh Hills Bakery, are preparing to trek 10km around the beautiful Usk Valley. Eight members of staff will take part in the Coeliac UK Brecon Awareness Week Walk on 7 May and have sponsored £450 towards the charity. All money raised will go towards…
May 5th is your chance to elect a new Assembly Member for the Pontypridd constituency. Welsh Liberal Democrat candidate Mike Powell is well known throughout RCT for his outspoken views and for his involvement in numerous local campaigns. The Labour party needs to be challenged on every bad decision, every misjudged cut to public services,…
Labour's plans for Council reorganisation will, as we said a few days ago, wipe RCT off the map, merging us with Merthyr and Bridgend to form a new Local Authority. Yet you could be forgiven for thinking that we have already become insignificant as a suburb of "greater Cardiff." The Royal Mint in Llantrisant is to…
RCT's Labour Council are desperately publicising the Ynysangharad Park lido and play area to encourage visitors to come to Pontypridd. The lido was reopened last year after an investment of over £6 million, but the rest of the park, the so called "jewel in the crown" of Pontypridd is a disgrace Right next to the…
Police in Aberdare are appealing for information to help trace a woman wanted for breaching bail conditions. Catherine Casey- Hicks, aged 23, from Cwmdare is wanted after failing to comply with her bail conditions. Anyone with any information on her whereabouts is asked to contact us on 101 quoting reference number 1600108112.
We’re proud to announce that after a tendering process by Welsh Government, ProMo-Cymru was successful with its submission to continue to provide the Meic service for the benefit of young people across Wales. “I’m delighted that the hard work of our advocate advisors, the support team and those at ProMo-Cymru has been recognised by Welsh…
Labour support in Wales has fallen to its lowest level since before the 2010 general election, an opinion poll has suggested. The latest YouGov poll for ITV Wales puts Labour’s constituency vote at 33%, down two points in two weeks. Prof Roger Scully of Cardiff University said the party remained “some way ahead of the…
Getting involved in legal action comes with risks and no guarantees of victory, but it can be a powerful weapon. The introduction of the “gagging clause” to ban charities using government grants to campaign has put the question of charity campaigning back in the spotlight. Legal test cases – cases brought to court in an…
The Labour party has published its manifesto for the Assembly election on 5 May. It is full of all sorts of promises and also lots about what they say they have achieved in government in Wales. As you would expect they are accentuating the positive and eliminating the negative. Take for example their claims on…
