Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Leader has announced ambitious plans to invest over £300m of additional funding to continue to transform the County Borough. As part of a statement to all Council Members last week, Council Leader Andrew Morgan announced his intention to bring the plans forward in the early part of 2018, which would deliver…
Have you heard about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)? GDPR is a European Union directive and its basic objective is to enforce stronger data security and privacy rules, among organisations, when it comes to protecting personal data. The law comes into effect in the UK in May 2018 and understanding the key elements, auditing…
RHONDDA CYNON TAFF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL (SECTIONS OF A4233 MAERDY MOUNTAIN ROAD) (40MPH SPEED LIMIT) ORDER 2017 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council proposes to make an Order under Sections 81, 82, 83 and 84 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended), the effect of which…
A new planning code for Wales is needed to get the country building and further protect heritage and the environment, says the Law Commission. The independent law reform agency said that “complex and overlapping planning laws – contained in over 30 Acts of Parliament – slow down the development process, confuse applicants for planning permission…
You may have seen or heard our director, Dai Williams, on BBC Wales and BBC Radio Cymru today discussing a company called diabetes.cymru. Over the last few months we have received a number of enquiries from members of the public and from healthcare professionals, many of whom have confused our charity, Diabetes UK, with diabetes.cymru. Clarifying…
THEY won’t be going quite as far – or quite as fast – as the real Santa will be doing on his sleigh this Christmas Eve. But a top team from new Valleys fostering agency Resilient Foster Care will be getting on their bikes this Sunday (10 December) with the aim of giving a very special…
“You should be under no illusion if you get behind the wheel whilst under the influence you not only risk your licence, get a fine or prison sentence, but you are risking lives too” – that is the message being driven by the Welsh Police Forces as they prepare to launch their Christmas Anti Drink…
Maerdy Mountain Road will close between 7am and 4pm on Sunday, December 3, for additional surfacing works, associated with the major highways improvements completed over the summer. This multi-million pound Council investment saw the stabilisation of the mountain route following a landslip at the Aberdare end of the road in December 2015, together with full…
RHONDDA CYNON TAFF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL (UNION STREET, TRECYNON, ABERDARE) (TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE) ORDER 2017 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council intends, not less than 7 days from the date of this Notice, to make an Order under Section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as…
Summer Reading Challenge 2017: The Reading Agency and libraries announce increased participation for Animal Agents as Beano theme announced for 2018. · 761,758 children took part in Animal Agents across the UK, an increase of 6,550 on 2016's total · This includes 27,206 pre-school participants · 44% of participants were boys · Number…
