Revisions to Community Meals Service, known as ‘Meals on Wheels’ will be considered next week to ensure a service is maintained in RCT in the face of rising inflationary food and energy costs and the financial pressures all councils will face next year. Cabinet are being asked to agree to consult on a preferred option…
Labour minister taken to task over speed limits The Welsh Conservatives challenged the Labour Government in Cardiff Bay over its plans to impose a default 20mph speed limit in Wales and expand the number of 50mph zones. Shadow Transport Minister Natasha Asghar MS took Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Lee Waters, to task following an…
One year on from Labour and Plaid Cymru’s cooperation agreement, the Welsh Conservatives have been looking back at the deal’s progress and its impact on the people of Wales. Commenting on the anniversary of the deal in his capacity as Welsh Conservative Shadow Economy Minister, Paul Davies MS said: “Wales has the lightest pay packets…
The preferred option put forward to modernise residential care services Major proposals to invest and modernise in residential care services will soon be considered – including three new facilities offering Extra Care and residential dementia care, a fourth new accommodation for adults with learning disabilities, and the retention of five Council care homes. Modernising…
Local energy company, Pennant Walters, has given Llwydcoed AFC Juniors £7,000 to help various young teams representing the club. Pennant Walters has provided the funding as part of its community benefit programme attached to its Mynydd Bwllfa windfarm near Aberdare. The Club runs a number of junior teams, ranging from under 6 through to…
Local authorities must do more to prepare for flash flooding as official figures reveal tens of thousands of homes are built in at-risk areas. Just how many homes has Rhondda Cynon Taf Council allowed to be built on floodplains with major flood events becoming more frequent and allowing the Lidl to build a store at on the…
Letter Your readers may be interested to learn that recently, the Trustees of the Michael Sobell Welsh People’s Charitable Association have made donations to support the good work of the Aberdare Branch of Save the Children (Chairperson is Shirley Fleming) and to Llwydcoed Community Group. You may wish to include the attached photographs in your…
Figures uncovered by the Welsh Conservatives have revealed that, of the 184 sewage pipes operated by Welsh Water without permits in Welsh riverways, only 1 application has currently been submitted to Natural Resources Wales. Commenting on the news, Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Janet Finch-Saunders MS said: “While the UK Conservative Government has been leading…
Time to bin Cooperation Agreement one year on The Welsh people’s priorities have been abandoned in favour of vanity projects and inaction, say the Welsh Conservatives, a year on from the Labour Government’s Cooperation Deal with Plaid Cymru. Last year, Adam Price abdicated his party’s role as a genuine opposition to sign…
A consultation has started on the proposed introduction of Land Drainage Byelaws within Rhondda Cynon Taf Council – and interested members of the public are urged to have their say before the deadline in early January 2023. Under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, Local Authorities in Wales were given additional powers and responsibilities…
