We have just come through a referendum in which one of the key themes put forward by the leave campaign was that we should "take our country back" and reassert our identity. Well maybe a little more of that is needed locally. We need to put RCT back on the map. Trade Centre Wales have…
Rumour has it that Pontypridd MP Owen Smith is to challenge for the Labour party leadership. Of course as yet no real moves have been made. After almost all of the shadow cabinet resigned Labour MPs orchestrated a vote of no confidence in Corbyn last week and won by an overwhelming majority. They no doubt…
The leader of one of the largest councils in Wales has today called for an "all guns blazing" approach to investing EU funds before the UK leaves the EU. The calls have prompted derision from the Leader of the Welsh Conservatives – Andrew RT Davies – who said that the focus should be on outcomes,…
Two Government departments have issued guidance for local authorities on fly-tipping and the penalties they can charge. The guidance from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for Communities and Local Government covers: Councils’ responsibilities: assessing the incident; fly-tipping on land; fly-tipping in water; Investigations, penalties and prosecution: preliminary investigations;…
It’s the end of an era with one of the most important voices in British politics resigning as UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader. I am extremely sad to see Nigel Farage leave. He is a close friend and a true inspiration. We now as a party need to build on his hard work and demonstrate…
Members of the school worship council attended St. Elvan's yesterday and participated in a service to commemorate the 100th Centenary of the Battle of the Somme. Pupils read a series of prayers, poems, Bible readings and war stories to the congregation and relived some of the horrors of warfare, which has been described as the…
Mountain Ash Comprehensive School PTA will be holding a car boot sale at the school on Saturday 9th July. The cost per car/table is £5. Gates open for cars at 8am and selling starts at 9am. Our school has the fantastic opportunity, with National Book Tokens, of winning a much needed £5,000 worth of books…
Construction officially underway on Aberdare's new £22m Coleg y Cymoedd campus and First Minister Carwyn Jones is grinning like a Cheshire cat at a photo opportunity but this was before Brexit brought him down to earth. http://i4.walesonline.co.uk/incoming/article10979773.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/JS84030278.jpg After the demise of The Aberdare High Level Railway Station for railway passenger services on both the High…
