As part of our work to upgrade the A465 to a full dual carriageway the following traffic management needs to be introduced: Overnight closures of the A465 between Cefn Coed and Dowlais: Monday 5 June – For concrete infill works at Taf FechanThursday 8 June – For traffic to be switched at Taf Fechan On each…
Dear EditorGetting involved with sports is a great way to become more active, meetnew friends and have fun, but research suggests that blind and partiallysighted people in Wales could be missing out.People living with sight loss are twice as likely to be inactive comparedto those who are fully sighted, while one in two feel their…
Pennant Walters Ltd, in collaboration with its parent company the Walters Group, has submitted plans for an exciting wind farm project in Rhondda Cynon Taf. The proposed wind farm, located at Mynydd y Glyn, east of Trebanog, has the potential to generate renewable energy with a capacity of 30 megawatts (MW), capable of powering more…
Local authorities should be enabled to spend more time ensuring food standards are maintained, study says as one in 10 takeaways in the UK is found to have failed inspections. The latest figures from the Food Standards Agency show that chicken shops are the most likely to need immediate action, followed by Indian and Chinese…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has launched an online ‘Virtual School’ – a vital new operational tool which supports local schools in the education of care-experienced children and young people. Working at a senior, strategic level, the new online support facility manages and collaborates with relevant stakeholders to improve the overall outcomes for children looked after…
Members of the NAHT are being re-balloted for industrial action as union warns pay deal agreed to end teachers’ strike has not been funded as promised. Commenting on the news, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Education, Laura Anne Jones, MS said: “After many months of stress for parents and disruption for our children, there seems…
The AA has called on drivers to make 2023 the ‘Year of the Pothole’ by reporting every blemish they find on the road network as the latest figures show an increase in breakdowns. Pothole – Report a problem In Rhondda Cynon Taf Published by the AA, the data show that the number of pothole-related breakdowns…
As part of the ongoing construction works: Between Tuesday 30th May and Friday 2nd June 2023 intermittent Stop-Go traffic management will be in operation from 09:30 to 15:30hrs at locations along the route of the A465 between Rhigos and Dowlais Top. The use of Stop-Go boards will help keep disruption to the minimum, whilst ensuring…
Chemical Cocktail CampaignThis week we launched a Chemical Cocktail campaign to demand urgent action on chemical pollution in our waterways. Research by The Rivers Trust and Wildlife and Countryside Link revealed that toxic chemical mixtures were found at more than 1,600 river and groundwater sites in England.Our new campaign webpage explains why chemical pollution is…
Work to repair the surface of the entrance road to Fforest Fawr, a popular public forest near Tongwynlais, will begin on Monday 5 June. Natural Resources Wales (NRW), which manages the forest, will need to close the entrance road and car park for about a week. The waymarked walking trails within Fforest Fawr will remain…
