Flood Re and the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA) have called on the government to make sure that new homes are not built in areas at risk of flooding. The call comes after a planning bill was announced in the Queen's Speech on 11 May. The Queen said the government wants to bring forward…
Over the past 12 months fundraising events have almost come to a complete stand still, but Tenovus Cancer Care’s volunteer fundraising group in Aberdare have adapted to the new ways of virtual fundraising, raising over £1,800 for the charity. The volunteers have been busy organising online music events, supported by talented local musicians who have…
South Wales Police are continuing to appeal for information following a fatal road traffic collision which happened at around 11.00am on Thursday 13th May on the A465 Heads of the Valleys. The collision involved a blue Ford Fiesta which was in collision with a white Renault Clio between the Hirwaun and Llwydcoed crematorium junctions of…
Businesses have hit out at the Welsh Labour Government’s refusal to backdate financial support to cover costs in April. The Shadow Minister for the Economy, Russell George MS, has called on the Welsh Government to swiftly act to support businesses and save jobs. He said: “The COVID-19 pandemic has caused enormous problems and Welsh businesses…
Latest YouGov research (on behalf of the Welsh Government) shows that people across our Cwm Taf Morgannwg communities, which includes Bridgend/Merthyr/Rhondda Cynon Taf, are getting used to turning to NHS 111 Wales online, or via the 111 phone line, as their first port-of-call when unwell. This use of NHS 111 Wales is helping patients interact…
This weekend, the whole of the UKs fostering community came together to recognise the work of foster carers during the Covid19 pandemic and to thank them, and to remember those from the fostering community who sadly lost their lives. In the past year, and amidst the Covid19 pandemic, over 55,000 foster families provided stable and…
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is accepting tax relief claims for working from home due to coronavirus during 2021/22. More than 550,000 employed workers have already claimed and are benefitting from the tax relief. If employed workers were told to work at home by their employer because of coronavirus and, as a result, their…
Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012 NOTICE UNDER ARTICLE 10 APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSION Proposed development at: BIRCHWOOD, LLWYDCOED ROAD, LLWYDCOED, ABERDARE, CF44 0UL For planning permission to: Description of proposed development ERECTION OF 3 PROPOSED DWELLINGS RETENTION OF EXISTING DWELLING AND ASSOCIATED WORKS Local Planning Authority to…
So we have had a few days of rain and I have been informed that the Public Right of Way at the Ynys is flooded again so again I ask the question why? Photos by Welshlass2 Twitter On the 16 of April Rhondda Cynon Taf Council had contractors Samatrix Limited working on the 2 water pumps…
The Aberfan disaster was the collapse of a National Coal Board spoil tip near the village of Aberfan on the morning of 21 October 1966. A spoil tip is a pile of waste rock and soil removed during coal mining. A tribunal tasked with investigating the Aberfan disaster published its findings on August 3, 1967….
