3 December 2020

Do your children want to spend the festive holiday sprawled on the sofa watching Christmas films? Don’t despair: those old familiar favourites can be educational. Yes, really! Former primary school teacher Laura Steele of education resources experts PlanBee shows how to turn passive screen time into an active learning experience  Father Christmas Based on the book by Raymond Briggs, this short animated film takes a look at what Father Christmas does on…

The Council has made important progress in the process to repair Penydarren Tramroad Bridge in Trecynon – and has submitted designs of a scheme to restore the Scheduled Monument for Cadw’s review. The Grade II Listed structure, and the Public Right of Way it supports, was previously closed due to significant scour damage and structural…

Four men charged with drugs and firearms offences remanded in custody Following a series of morning raids upon addresses in the Rhondda valley and in Neath, four men have been charged with drugs offences and appeared before Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates Court today (Thursday, 3 December, 2020). Daniel Smith, 33, of Carn-Y- Celin Close, Tonypandy, Jarred…