As the Open Spaces Society local correspondent, I went to look at a footpath in Tyntetown, north of Abercynon. Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC is considering extinguishing the path which seems to have been ignored when the Bryntirion estate was built over half a century ago. Full storey on link https://ossjay.wordpress.com/2016/08/25/should-this-be-a-footpath-abercynon-3-gets-a-visit/ https://ossjay.wordpress.com/
A strategic roundabout in Aberdare has benefitted from over £100,000 investment which will now help ease congestion on a busy Cynon Valley gyratory. 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 the north…
Work is set to begin on a popular and well-used public right of way linking Aberaman and Cwmbach. These works will reduce instances of flooding and help make the route available for community use in all but the more extreme weather events. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council will begin work on the public right of way…
On a whistle stop tour of South Wales, Eve Conway, president of Rotary International for Britain and Ireland 2016/17 visited the Macmillan Unit garden at Prince Charles Hospital on July 29th. She was accompanied by Steve Jenkins, Rotary District Governor for South Wales. On walking around the garden, Eve said: “This garden represents the…
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A MEETING OF THE CWM TAF UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD IS TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 2016 AT 1.00PM IN YNYSMEURIG HOUSE, NAVIGATION PARK, ABERCYNON. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE CWM TAF UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD IS TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2016…
Despite “hysterical” warnings over the impact of Brexit, the First Minister has held just one meeting – a telephone conversation – with UK Government ministers since the vote on June 23. The news came in a Written Assembly Question (WAQ) by Andrew RT Davies AM, which revealed that the First Minister has held just…
Statistics published by the Welsh Government on ‘delayed transfers of care’ show that Wales-wide figures for bed-blocking have risen by 9% in July compared to June. In real terms, this equates to an extra 482 patients whose care was delayed by transfer setbacks. Of this number, 132 patients were delayed on acute wards, 111 in…
Plaid Cymru’s lack of influence in Welsh political decision-making has been laid bare once again, despite the existence of so-called joint-working liaison committees, and alleged agreements related to infrastructure. It is claimed Plaid Cymru have a role in the decision-making process in Wales; effectively sacrificing their role as a fully-fledged opposition party in the process….
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has signed an agreement to allow a South Wales company to grow cider apples and perry pears on its land. Under the deal, Afal y Graig, an artisan cider and perry maker, will lease four parcels of land from NRW in the Afan Valley, near Port Talbot. The agreement will…
A £10.8m project to boost the Welsh economy and create jobs through its landscape and wildlife has delivered impressive results. The Communities and Nature (CAN) project was managed initially by the Countryside Council for Wales and later Natural Resources Wales (NRW), and was part funded by the European Regional Development Fund. The project invited…
