Community and voluntary groups are being given the chance to secure free furniture and equipment via Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s innovative RCT Together approach. A range of goods which cannot be utilised in other Council facilities following the closure of Blaengwawr Comprehensive School, with pupils moving to the £50m Aberdare Community School development, are on…
According to NHS Choices, Osteoarthritis is a condition that causes a person’s joints to become painful and stiff. It is the most common type of arthritis in the UK. The severity of osteoarthritis symptoms can vary greatly from person to person, and between different affected joints. For some people, the symptoms may be mild and…
To mark her significant birthday, Abergavenny based artist Louise Collis has produced forty paintings of places that have been special to her in her 40 years. An exhibition of the collection is due to be launched in Caerphilly on Sat 4th June. The artist returns to Y Galeri Caerffili, following her 365 Landscape exhibition in…
South Wales Police are investigating a series of malicious hoax communications to schools across the force area today. Police take hoaxes extremely seriously. They divert police resources and cause disruption and alarm to the public. Anyone with information should contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
Officers were called to an incident in Aberaman, Aberdare at around 00.35am on Saturday 30th April following an assault. It is believed that two men carried out the assault on the 44 year old victim. The assault took place on Cardiff Road. The man was taken by ambulance to Prince Charles Hospital with injuries to…
Works are set to begin to improve flooding defences along the A4059 as part of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s multi-million-pound (£23m) Highways, Transportation, Infrastructures and Strategic Projects (HTISP) Investment Programme. The works which will see £85,000 invested along the bends referred to locally as “Letty Turner’s bends” aims to address several areas that has been…
Building on the work already undertaken at previous meetings, Cwm Taf University Health Board continues in its commitment to create opportunities that will update and encourage groups and individuals living in the area to express their views on current health care provision and/or future service planning. You are therefore invited to attend one or all…
A fundraising event in aid of UNICEF (child refugees). Event to be opened by writer/actor Boyd Clack (High Hopes, Satellite City). Live music throughout the day & into the night. Choirs, musicians, bands, craft fair, poets, youth drama, talks, art workshops for children & adults and stand…
Staff from the Cwm Taff Health Board and Marie Curie Nurses is pictured enjoying a spot of tea and cake to encourage local residents to get behind Marie Curie’s summer fundraising campaign. The Blooming Great Tea Party was held on Wednesday afternoon at the Community Health Offices in Church Village. Staff donated generously raising £57.62…
Cwm Taf University Health Board are reminding patients to order their repeat medicines before the Spring bank holiday weekend and not leave themselves in a position where they will run out. GP practices will open as usual on Friday 27th May and will be closed on Monday 30th May. They will re-open as normal on Tuesday 31st May. Patients…
