Blaenau Gwent Council has quietly announced that it is planning to close the Ebbw Vale cable car at the end of April. The lift, which cost £2.3 million to build and £52,000 a year to run, has been plagued with breakdowns since it opened in 2015 – with 252 closures in the first two years alone….
Labour’s Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Lee Waters MS, has released a written statement indicating that he will be delaying the Labour Government pavement parking consultation by a year. This follows heavy pressure from councils over his original plans. Shadow Minister for Transport, Commenting, Shadow Minister for Transport, Natasha Asghar MS said: …
The Cwmbach Community FB site, understandable there are concerns from local residents over the sale by auction of a disused coal tip above the village. The tip is overgrown for many years with established trees and I expect wildlife to breed in the natural habitat of an overgrown coal tip. The Council As Rhondda Cynon…
The first annual Round Ribbon event is in aid of Blood Bikes Wales. it all kicked off in Aberaman at Moto Martyn Motorcycles said, A big thanks to everyone that attended the Blood Bikes Wales Round Ribbon ride today, they raised a total of £8,000. Well done to everyone that contributed to such a great…
Education services in Rhondda Cynon Taf have been praised for setting high standards and providing clear and purposeful leadership, in a new Estyn report. The Estyn report on the quality of the Council’s Education and Inclusion Service found that its education leaders are committed to ensuring that children and young people across the County Borough…
So many of the articles and news stories we see in the media are about the dire state of the Welsh NHS. It has been this way for several years as our health service has in my view, been mismanaged by the Labour Government in Cardiff Bay. A prime example would be the handling of…
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) announced today that they are progressing to the next phase of their assessment of Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd’s 470 MW Small Modular Reactor (SMR) design. The process, known as Generic Design Assessment (GDA), allows the regulators to begin assessing the safety, security,…
Taken from the Rhondda Cynon Taf Councils Appraisal & Management Plan for Aberdare. “Understanding of the need to pay special attention to the desirability of preserving or enhancing the character or appearance of the Conservation Area.” Years of neglect After many years of neglect in 2011 the council started to invest in Aberdare Town Centre…
