The footbridge, which is the main link for Mountain Ash Comprehensive school pupils to cross the busy A4059, is set to be repaired, restored and painted, thanks to Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s multi-million-pound (£23m) Highways, Transportation, Infrastructures and Strategic Projects (HTISP) Investment Programme. ******Planned closure 21st August of the A4059 has been postponed due to…
Lorry driver Alan Easton responded to a letter to go into his GP surgery in Merthyr Tydfil for a health check. What he discovered was life-changing. The 57-year-old was told he had Type 2 diabetes and his ‘heart age’ was equivalent to someone aged 83, putting him at risk of disease. “What bothered…
Welsh Conservatives are calling on the Welsh Government to reconsider its decision to scrap financial inclusion support from Families First Services. Shadow Secretary for Education and Children, Darren Millar AM, today warns the Government against this move, saying it could further perpetuate the cycle of deprivation blighting many Welsh families. The Families First scheme is…
