The Mountain Ash Cross Valley Link will reach an exciting landmark as the main bridge structure will be placed over the River Cynon and Cardiff to Aberdare railway line. This will cause disruption to weekend train services from September 28-29. The multi-million pound highways scheme will see a road bridge built from Cwm Cynon Industrial…
Literature Wales has announced that popular Pembrokeshire-based children’s author Eloise Williams is the first Children’s Laureate Wales. This new national ambassadorial post aims to engage and inspire the children of Wales through literature, and to promote a child’s right to have their stories and voices heard. The announcement was made on Wednesday 18 September in…
Paul Davies AM began the new term in the Welsh Parliament today by reminding First Minister Mark Drakeford of some of the failed promises made by his government in recent months. The Conservative Leader questioned Mr Drakeford over why progress has not yet been made into either the commission announced after the rejection of the…
Local authorities are refusing to let the public access key information on how their money is being spent, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism has claimed. The Bureau said its investigation had found that authorities were: redacting documents to “protect commercial interests”; setting up council-owned companies that are removed from scrutiny; failing to respond…
Today (16 September 2019), DVSA published new guidance on GOV.UK to help people report lorry, bus or coach drivers and companies to DVSA if they think they're breaking safety rules. We want to use this intelligence and evidence to take strong action against law breakers who are a danger to other road users. This new guidance will make it easier…
The equality watchdog is to launch a new project that will provide funding for disabled and older people to take legal action when they have faced discrimination on public transport. The fund has not yet been officially launched by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), but it has approached disability organisations and other stakeholders…
Updated Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) rules, which mean that communities will be able to see what developer contributions are spent on, have come into force. The cash is for establishing community infrastructure to support new homes, including roads, schools, GP surgeries and parkland. Previous rules meant that councils did not have to report on the…
Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) has published its 2018-19 annual report, outlining its work throughout the previous year. The 2018-19 annual report shows CIW regulated 5,946 services providing 112,075 places, and carried out 2,499 inspections across adult and children’s services, and childcare and play. The inspectorate dealt with 2,898 changes to services’ registrations and ways of working…
Residents may have heard that concessionary bus passes in Rhondda Cynon Taf will have to be renewed soon – and the Council can confirm this is correct, but would like to reassure residents that nothing needs to be done just yet. Transport for Wales is working with Welsh Government to roll out a new-style Concessionary…
Artifishal – a film about people, rivers, and the fight for the future of wild fish Thursday, September the 19th, 7:00pm Cynon Valley Museum Depot Road Aberdare CF44 8DL Hosted by S&TC Cymru in association with the South East Wales Rivers Trust, Artifishal is a film by Patagonia Inc. about people, rivers and…
