Black RAT Productions will present the hit comedy drama One Man, Two Guvnors at The Coliseum Theatre Aberdare Tuesday 17 October and The Park & Dare Theatre Saturday 21 October. Formed in 2007 and celebrating its 10 year anniversary this year, Black RAT Productions is proud to create and tour dynamic and accessible theatre. …
The annual campaign to encourage people in eligible groups across Wales to have a vaccination to protect themselves from influenza (flu) was launched earlier this month. The Beat Flu campaign, led by Public Health Wales, encourages those who need it most to get protection each year against influenza, a potentially dangerous disease. Included in the…
Leading health economist, William Laing, has today published his proposal for a long-term solution for funding social care. The ‘Personal Asset Protection Guarantee’ (PAPG) White Paper outlines a scheme in which individuals needing residential care in later life are guaranteed to keep about three-quarters of their personal assets. The PAPG would offer an initial assessment for…
Eurochild national partner network members Children in Wales, Children’s Rights Alliance for England, Children in Scotland and Children’s Rights Alliance (Ireland) joined Together (Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights) and representatives from the Children’s Commissioner’s offices for an event on ‘Children’s Rights following Brexit’ which took place in Westminster on 13th September. The seminar was organised by…
The water was boiling in an outdoors ‘kelly kettle’ ready for a warming drink as 17 people, mainly strangers to each other, arrived to sample ways to reduce their stress and anxiety. Ahead of them was two hours away from day to day cares, time to concentrate solely on what was around them, in the…
New dog mess bins, signs and enforcement officers The Council is introducing new dog mess bins, signs and enforcement officers across Rhondda Cynon Taf, following the introduction of new rules to tackle irresponsible dog owners. A new Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) came into force on October 1, enforcing harder-hitting rules for dog owners across…
Statement on Provisional Local Government Settlement The Provisional Local Government Settlement, announced by the Welsh Government this afternoon, has indicated a -0.2% decrease in funding for Rhondda Cynon Taf for the next financial year. Commenting on the Provisional Settlement, County Borough Councillor Andrew Morgan, Leader of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, said: “This is a…
Together we've stopped the government making it harder for ordinary citizens, charities and communities to challenge bad environmental decisions. Imagine the government wanted to chop down ancient woodland – yet no one dared to take it to court because the legal bill could change at any time during the court case. Faced with unknown expense…
Below is taken from AberdareOnline discution boards I have lived and loved living in Aberdare for 50+ years! In all the years I can remember only a Labour MP for the area. I do not know much of politics but wonder why, in all the years of a labour MP, have our fortunes still remained…
After many months reading, meeting and debating, the Wales Book of the Year judges have chosen their nine-strong list of favorites from the books published in 2016, and Literature Wales is delighted to announce that the English-language Short List 2017 is as follows: The Roland Mathias Poetry Award What Possessed Me, John Freeman (Worple) The…
