27 September 2022 - AberdareOnline

The £1.5 million fund for organisations in the run up to the FIFA World Cup,Labour Plaid’s cheerleaders have done very well from this fund, as opposed to the undervalued community sports organisations

Team @ AberdareOnline27 September 202203 mins

World Cup Partner Support Fund benefits Labour’s cheerleaders n August, Vaughan Gething announced a £1.5 million fund for organisations in the runup to the FIFA World Cup, but only gave 11 days for applications. In a written statement today, it was announced that the funding has been allocated. Commenting on the announcement, Welsh Conservative…

RCT Labour Council elected for another term the council say there will be challenges in setting the Council’s 2023/24 budget so watch your council tax rise again

Team @ AberdareOnline27 September 202209 mins

In 2020 RCT Council had a 3.6% rise in council tax but just before the council elections in March just a 1% rise in council tax. RCT Labour Council elected for another term just watch your council tax rise and services cut but will there be plenty of funding for vanity projects? Just how big will the begging bowl be this time? …

Unmarried parents in Wales urged to review parental responsibility laws following a rise in births by unmarried mums

Team @ AberdareOnline27 September 202204 mins

Headlines Births by unmarried mothers tops those by married mums for the first time since records began Unmarried parents in Wales urged to review parental responsibility laws following a rise in births by unmarried mums Spike in births by unmarried mothers represents an interesting cultural shift that could have legal implications For the first…

Wind farm reveals £20.1million funding boost

Team @ AberdareOnline27 September 202204 mins

Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund has revealed a £20.1m funding boost to Welsh valleys +450 groups and businesses have been supported by the Fund in its first 5 years The fund has offered grants, loans, match funding as well as a COVID rapid response programme Energy company Vattenfall has…

Nearly half of Welsh staff now ‘hybrid working’

Team @ AberdareOnline27 September 202204 mins

Nearly half of workers in Wales are spending at least one day a week at home, new figures have revealed. In a government survey of nearly 716 firms in the country, 29.5 per cent said their workers were in the office one or two days a week, while a further 14.8 per cent were…