The Welsh Conservatives will be holding a debate in the Senedd on Wednesday with the aim of persuading AMs to call on the Welsh Government to “acknowledge its failures and abandon its failing policies”. Welsh Conservative leader Paul Davies AM will lead the session highlighting 11 specific areas in their motion where the Welsh Labour-led…
Cwm Taf University Health Board held its latest Board meeting on November 29th 2018 at Ynysmeurig House in Abercynon. This bulletin provides a summary of the key messages from the meeting about healthcare provision in Cwm Taf. You can read the full Board papers here but if you have any queries or questions about the issues discussed…
With Christmas just around the corner, shoppers don’t have to travel to large cities to buy their gifts – Rhondda Cynon Taf is home to a wide range of high streets and bustling town centres. Boasting award-winning independent shops, nationally-acclaimed craft and gift shops and a mix of high street names and local businesses run…
Cabinet has agreed a three-year plan to build upon its successful approaches to date in tackling to reduce the number of empty properties in the County Borough. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is continuing its work in partnership with local housing providers and private sector landlords in order to bring vacant homes across the County Borough…
The Leader of the Welsh Conservatives has urged members of the National Assembly for Wales to adopt a cross party consensus towards housing in Wales. During FMQs, Paul Davies AM slammed the Welsh Government’s failure to mitigate the Housing Crisis, and called on the Leader of the House to adopt the policy proposals that were…
A 19-year-old from Aberdare has been convicted at Merthyr Crown Court.Owen Waters, from Belmont Terrace, was spotted by a local authority CCTV operator acting suspiciously in the town centre.On Friday, 3rd March 2018, the operator spotted a Hyundia making what appeared to be a drug deal to another man who was on foot, and they followed…
The Dare Valley Country Park in Aberdare has been identified as one of the first six Valleys parks and heritage sites, after the Valleys Taskforce announced that the Discovery Gateways are to share a combined £7m of investment. On Tuesday, November 27, Alun Davies AM, the Chair of the Ministerial Taskforce for the South Wales…
Day of action across Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr Tydfil sends a strong message to criminals Twenty-nine people were arrested on Friday as part of a crackdown on crime in the south Wales valleys called Operation Avalanche.Seven drugs warrants were executed at different addresses which led to the seizure of heroin, crack cocaine and cannabis.Warrants…
The Welsh Conservatives have today released a new strategy which aims to tackle the housing crisis in Wales. The strategy – titled 'Housing a Nation' – contains proposals to re-establish housing as a basic right for all. David Melding AM – the Shadow Secretary for Housing – who brought forward the strategy called it 'a vision of momentous ambition'. A lack…
Initially established back in 2017 with Lynn Kay of Beat It Percussion, the Drumming Together dementia-friendly music making sessions were for older adults who were looking for something creative and social to get involved in. More than that the sessions also helped combat isolation and loneliness by bringing elderly people together to not only make…
