In the Senedd today, there will be a debate on a petition signed by over 21,000 people demanding the Labour Government does not push ahead with its disastrous plan to reduce the default speed limit on Wales’ roads from 30mph to 20mph. Commenting on the petition, Welsh Conservative Shadow Transport Minister, Natasha Asghar MS said:…
A man in Monmouthshire has been sentenced to a 12-month community order with 200 hours of unpaid work and ordered to pay Natural Resources Wales (NRW) full costs of £13,915.09, after being found guilty of three waste-related charges at Newport Magistrates Court earlier today (Tuesday 27 June) Mr Philip Johns was found guilty of operating…
The eight men aged 18 to 41, two 16-year-old boys, and a 31-year-old woman have been identified as committing motoring offences at the event involving a large group of bikes and other vehicles travelling between Barry and Cardiff on Saturday, June 10. Some of those involved drove in a manner that exposed road users and…
Commenting on his exchange with Mark Drakeford at First Minister’s Questions today, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies MS said: “The First Minister likes to point his finger down the M4, blaming Westminster for Wales’ woes, but Labour has controlled the health service here for 25 years and on their watch over 30,000…
The Welsh Labour Government has said meals deals with a high fat, sugar or salt content will be restricted in Wales under plans to tackle obesity and diabetes. Basically, Labour in Wales wants to put up your weekly overpriced grocery bills even higher in the name of obesity as they look out for working underpaid…
Cwm Taf Health Board are looking for two new members for our Board. The positions available include a new Vice Chair and an Independent Member (Legal). Further details, including the job descriptions, can be found on the Welsh Government Public Appointments website: Vice Chair – Independent Member – Vice Chair – Welsh Government Independent Member (Legal)…
The Council has secured £3.43m funding for Active Travel from Welsh Government in 2023/24 – which includes investment in the Rhondda Fach Active Travel route, establishing a formal route in Cwmbach and Trallwn, and replacing Riverside bridge in Llwydcoed. The total funding of £3,433,700 has been awarded to Rhondda Cynon Taf from the Active Travel…
A new charging scheme for some of Natural Resources Wales (NRW) permitting services will be implemented from 1 July 2023, the environment body confirmed today (23 June 2023) NRW consulted on its plans to update the charges for some of its permits and licences in October last year. It proposed to make changes to a…
The First Minister of Wales has visited the Tylorstown Landslip site to see the excellent progress made since Phase Four of the remediation plan started in April. The Council has also provided a full update on the ongoing works. Mark Drakeford MS visited the works site on the Llanwonno hillside on Thursday, June 22. He…
The Council has received planning permission for its revised repair scheme to the Iron Tram Bridge near Robertstown – enabling work to sympathetically restore and reinstate the Scheduled Ancient Monument to start this summer. The Council has also received Scheduled Monument Consent for the scheme, which will enable work to start on-site in July –…
