17 education professionals from South Wales have been announced as finalists for the national awards On the (8th April), 29 education professionals from across Wales have been revealed as finalists of the third Professional Teaching Awards Cymru. The awards were created to celebrate the commitment, dedication and hard work of teachers across Wales. Over a…
Pupils at Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun will be able to enjoy a new 3G sports pitch after the Easter holiday – representing the 12th outdoor ‘all-weather’ facility to be opened by the Council through #RCTinvest. Works got underway in Penywaun at the end of October 2018 – and pupils will be able to benefit from the new…
An extraordinary meeting of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board will be held on Tuesday, April 30th 2019. The meeting will commence at 9.30 am in Ynysmeurig House, Navigation Park, Abercynon. CF45 4SN
Pressure group the Manifesto Club has found that almost 150 councils have imposed public spaces protection orders (PSPOs) covering everything from begging to public sexual activity. The orders were introduced by the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act in 2014. According to the Manifesto Group, councils are ignoring statutory guidance that requires them to target…
News reported in the weekend’s press claims the Welsh Government’s Transport for Wales programme has derailed from its initial grand claims of delivering ‘modern transport infrastructure,’ with the reintroduction of old trains and a disastrous delay over disabled facilities at stations. Commenting, Shadow Minister for Business, Economy and Infrastructure, Russell George AM, said: “We’ve known for some…
Rhigos Primary School is in Rhigos, near Hirwaun in the Rhondda Cynon Taf local authority. There are around 70 pupils on roll, aged from 3 to 11. There are three mixed-age classes in the school. The rolling average for the past three years shows that about 32% of pupils are eligible for free school meals….
Following the recent announcement that Orchard Live – one of the UK’s leading events promotion companies – are bringing Ponty’s Big Weekend back to Ynysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd – the Council is pleased to confirm that tickets can now also be purchased at the National Lido of Wales, Lido Ponty, which recently re-opened to…
Get ready for a ROAR-some time as one of the biggest and best FREE family events returns to beautiful Aberdare Park next month. Aberdare Festival is back over the Spring Bank Holiday Weekend, with a huge line-up of attractions, activities and live entertainment for all. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is once again hosting Aberdare Festival…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council send waste to Cardiff to be incinerated but allow other councils to dump waste at Bryn Pica Llwydcoed Why? We have been informed Rhondda Cynon Taf Council (RCTC) now send all household waste to the Cardiff incinerator run privately by a company called Viridor who run the Trident Park Energy Recovery…
Literature Wales is pleased to announce this year's judging panel. The English language judges are Sandeep Parmar, poet and Professor of English Literature at Liverpool University, Louise Holmwood Marshall, Head of the English and Creative Writing Department of Aberystwyth University and novelist and Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing at Birkbeck College, University of London Russell…
