Nathan Gill, UKIP Leader in Wales said: “One of the greatest things that has happened during this EU Referendum campaign is the coming together of people, political parties and groups from right across the political spectrum. A couple of weeks ago “Brexit The Movie” was released: a documentary detailing the facts. A couple of days…
The shoes are being sent to Sal’s Shoes http://www.salsshoes.com/ who are a charity that send shoes all over the world for children with nothing. They are appealing for thousands of shoes as they are particularly desperate for them in the refugee camps in Syria and Lebanon. Shoes must be in good condition and clean. No heels or…
Residents of Treorchy are to lose one of their GPs surgeries which currently caters for just over 3000 patients. Horeb surgery will close at the end of July as the GP there is understood to be moving on and nobody can be found to take over the practice. It is getting to be a common…
A new dedicated lane has now been installed to help ease congestion on a busy Cynon Valley roundabout. Thanks to Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s multi-million-pound (£23m) Highways, Transportation, Infrastructure and Strategic Projects (HTISP) Investment Programme, road users in Aberdare will now reap the benefits of work that began earlier this month on Ynys roundabout, Aberdare. …
Flags are being flown at half-mast at Rhondda Cynon Taf Council buildings today, as a mark of respect and remembrance for murdered West Yorkshire MP Jo Cox. The flags were also lowered as a sign of the Council’s solidarity with and support for all those across the UK who have been left shocked and devastated…
Aberdare’s Sara Crowley, 28, who has had Type 1 diabetes since she was three, joined her regional local representative Vikki Howells AM and other Diabetes UK Cymru supporters to mark Diabetes Week on Tuesday 14 June at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay. Diabetes UK Cymru’s theme for this year’s awareness week is ‘Setting the Record…
A survey of data protection attitudes in the UK has shown consumers are taking matters into their own hands to protect their personal data. The survey, commissioned by the ICO, the UK's independent data protection regulator, shows only one in four people trust businesses with their personal information. But it also shows consumers have a clear…
Pupils across Rhondda Cynon Taf collected 929kgs of used batteries – more than the weight of a small family car or 10 washing machines! The Council, in partnership with Amgen Cymru and ERP Recycling, launched its Schools’ Battery Recycling Competition in 2014, which aims at making it easier for pupils, staff and parents to recycle…
A Llwynypia man who sold counterfeit tobacco and cigarettes via social media has been prosecuted by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Trading Standards Team. Leon Moon’s illegal operation was stubbed out by officers, after they received complaints he was selling rolling tobacco and cigarettes that did not comply with labelling requirements via Facebook. A warrant was…
A newly built flood defence on Caerleon Road (B4596), Caerleon, is due to be tested on Wednesday the 22nd of June. In the morning the road will briefly be closed using traffic management so a temporary flood defence barrier can be placed across it. Adding the demountable flood barrier will complete the defence line from…
