The Council has marked the start of the construction phase for £4.5m works at Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Aberdâr – which will introduce first-class facilities and a new childcare setting at the school. Cabinet Member Councillor Ann Crimmings, representing Councillor Joy Rosser, Cabinet Member for Education and Inclusion Services, visited the Cwmdare school on Wednesday, July 14, for…
Two teams of Tesco colleagues from stores across South Wales and the borders have taken part in an ultra-marathon for Cancer Research UK, raising more than £32,000 to date. The 20-strong group took part in the Race to the Stones, a 100km ultra-marathon from Lewknor in Oxfordshire to Avebury in Wiltshire, which took place over…
People across Wales are being invited to step it up this summer and raise vital funds for Diabetes UK. The One Million Step Challenge is ideal for anyone who rediscovered their love of walking in the great outdoors during the pandemic, or anyone looking for a way to get more active as lockdown restrictions are…
A beautiful bench created in memory of a father and his baby son has been unveiled in the grounds of the Royal Glamorgan Hospital, outside the department where the baby passed away. Little George Burke was one year, one week and one day old when he tragically died at the hospital’s A&E following a seizure in 2012. Just five days later,…
HSE will launch a formal 4 week consultation exercise on amendments to the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992. Please read below for further information Changes to the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 (PPER) HSE is consulting on changes to the PPER 1992. We encourage you to draw the…
More investment is needed to deliver affordable housing and greater employment opportunities if the Government is to meet its 'levelling up' ambitions, a report has revealed. The latest edition of the L&G Rebuilding Britain Index shows that housing, jobs and economic prosperity continue to be the worst-performing measures for the second consecutive quarter. It found London, the…
The Council is once again supporting the annual Summer Reading Challenge for its younger book lovers, in line with current Welsh Government COVID-19 guidelines and regulations. This year, The Reading Agency, which runs the Summer Reading Challenge, has teamed up with WWF, the world’s leading independent conservation organisation, for a very special natured-themed Summer Challenge…
The Council has confirmed that the A4233 Maerdy Mountain Road will be subject to daytime road closures on Mondays to Fridays throughout the school summer holiday, enabling necessary work to rectify storm damage. The mountain route, between Monk Street in Aberdare and Station Road in Maerdy, was damaged by Storm Dennis. The Council carried out…
At the start of August, Gareth Jones from Aberdare will be attempting a 200 mile run from North to South Wales to raise money for charity PTSD UK; a cause close to his heart. Gareth said "I want to do my bit for mental health. If this run helps change one person's view of themselves…
Become a Digital Companion and help Wales’ most vulnerable re-connect with the communities around them People in south Wales and the Valleys are being urged to get more of the community’s older residents online by helping a family member, friend or neighbour around them. The call has been issued after the most recent National…
