A drug dealer from south Wales was banged to rights by footage from his very own dashboard camera.Scott Curtis, 45, from Graiglwyd, Cwmdare, Aberdare, was potentially facing charges for possession, but two hours of dashcam footage from his yellow Ford Focus caught him in the act, carrying out drug deals on his phone.Scott Curtis was…
The Welsh Conservatives are warning the health board’s sickness absence amongst midwives running at 11% is only a symptom of institutional management problems, and will directly affect recruitment. Even the health board’s chief executive Allison Williams has herself taken sick leave. The BBC reports that despite the majority of mothers reporting very good experiences, poor feedback since…
Poignant short stories and poems from local writers are featured in a brand-new book called In Remembrance. The publication is the result of a creative writing competition, run by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Library Service earlier this year, in which the public were invited to submit their original short works, based on the Act of Remembrance. …
RHONDDA CYNON TAFF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL (GWAWR STREET, ABERAMAN) (TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF WAITING AT ANY TIME) ORDER 2019 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council have made an Order under Section 14 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended by the Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act 1991,…
Jac’o The North. Let’s start by going back to this post I wrote last December and scroll down to the section headed ‘The left betrays Wales, again’. What I tried to explain was the recent history of the Tower Colliery site since deep mining finished in January 2008. I wrote that the closure was followed by a…
A letter has revealed that the Welsh Labour Government’s environment minister, Lesley Griffiths, refused to meet protestors from the group Extinction Rebellion, who brought Cardiff city centre to a standstill two weeks ago. According to a letter sent by the minister, the protestors originally wrote to Ms Griffiths on 29th May regarding the climate emergency…
RHONDDA CYNON TAFF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL HIGHWAYS ACT 1980 SECTION 119 PUBLIC PATH DIVERSION ORDER FOOTPATH 21 ABERAMAN The above order, made on 29 July 2019 under section 119 of the Highways Act 1980, will divert the public footpath as described in the Schedule to this notice and shown in the order map. …
Addoldai Cymru invites everyone to a Cream Tea where locally made sandwiches, teas and cake will be available for local people and visitors, and an opportunity to visit this fascinating building, which is not normally open to the general public. Hen Dŷ Cwrdd will open to the public between 12.00 p.m. and 4.00 p.m….
It would appear that there was full intention to dispose of the Craig Y Llyn Car Park, land on top of the Rhigos, it was removed from sale after the attempted disposal was publicised on AberdareOnline amongst the community most affected. The ‘administrative error’ is a later concocted excuse for why it was advertised…
AN AWARD-WINNING Welsh care provider is offering free advice to the elderly and their carers to help keep them cool this month (July 2019) as the heat wave continues across the county. Abacare, which provides care services across Wales, says it is vital people appreciate the dangers associated with over-heating and dehydration, and act…
