The Council has started a public consultation into its 2021/22 Budget – with residents urged to have their say in an initial phase up until early December, focusing on key issues such as investment priorities and efficiency savings. The Council’s annual Budget consultation is a comprehensive and invaluable process, involving a large number of residents…
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding Self Assessment customers that there are just 100 days left to complete their tax return ahead of the deadline on 31 January 2021. Each year, around 11 million customers complete a Self Assessment tax return. Customers can complete their 2019-20 tax return at any time up to…
TWO further licensed premises have been served Closure Notices for breaking Covid-19 regulations. The closures come as infection rates continue to rise across Rhondda Cynon Taf and Wales as the country heads into a national firebreak lockdown. The Tynte Hotel in Abercynon and the Rock Inn, Aberaman, were found to be in breach of the…
The Tirion freestanding midwifery-led birth centre will re-open at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital on, Monday 26th October. The self-contained centre, which closed in March due to the pressures of COVID-19, has already been given the thumbs up by more than 200 women and their families who have birthed their babies there. As a Freestanding Midwifery…
PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 Application Affecting the Setting of a Listed Building Application 20/1094/12 No: Applicant: Zip World Ltd Change of use of land for the erection of a structure for use by coaster karts, alterations to existing lamp room building together with associated works (Listed Building Application)….
RHONDDA CYNON TAF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL PLANNING (LISTED BUILDINGS AND CONSERVATION AREAS) ACT 1990 Development Affecting the Character or Appearance of a Conservation Area Application 20/1114/10 No: Applicant: Active Construction Limited Proposal: Construction of commercial premises with 7 No. self-contained flats to upper floors. Location: SITE OF NO1 CANON STREET, ABERDARE, CF44 7AT
A fifth set of official national, regional and trade stats for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) have now been published yesterday. The CJRS data provides analysis of claims up to 31 August, from applications submitted to HMRC by 30 September. Regional and Local Authority level data is included, and a…
Jason Wroe will take over the role of Chief Executive at Newydd Group when Paul Roberts retires at the end of October. Jason has been Housing Director at Newydd since October 2003 but has worked in the social housing sector for more than 30 years in both housing associations and local authorities in south…
The lessons learnt from February’s floods must be the catalyst for a seismic shift in how Wales responds to theclimate emergency and manages its future flood risk. That is our urgent call to action as we publish our reviews into our response to February’s flood events. The record rainfall and river flows triggered by Storms…
On the 4 March 2020, because of the recent flooding, I emailed Natural Resources Wales and requested under the Freedom of Information Culverts and Rivers the responsibility of Natural Resources Wales. I was getting little response having written to NRW several times consequentially I contacted the Information Commissioner's Office who on the 9 September gave…
