South Wales Police is carrying out a forensic review of the murders of Harry and Megan Tooze 30 years ago. The couple were found dead with gunshot wounds at their Ty Ar y Waun farmhouse in Llanharry on 26th July 1993. South Wales Police has now commenced a forensic review of the case working alongside forensic…
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (Public Health Dietetics) in partnership with Merthyr, RCT and Bridgend local authorities and Welsh Local Government welcomes the return of Food and Fun this year; and it’s bigger and better than ever. In CTMUHB, 1580 Food and Fun places will be made available to primary school children for the…
Throughout Wales, there are 90,000 households waiting for a social home. That figure has increased by almost 40% since 2018. But if you are 18 years of age or older and seeking asylum in the UK you may be entitled to housing and/or money from the Government to help with your living costs. This is called asylum…
Travel training for learners who find it difficult to use public transport with confidence, including those with additional needs, is helping to teach the key skills needed to travel independently on the bus each day. Our Independent Travel Training Co-ordinator works with schools and colleges to identify those learners who might benefit from participating in…
Almost 172,000 tax credits customers have until 31 July to renew their annual claim and HMRevenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging them to not miss out. Customers who received a renewal pack with a red line across the first page and the words‘reply now’ must respond to HMRC or risk having their payments stopped. Customers…
As part of the ongoing construction works, overnight temporary traffic lights will be in operation on the A465 adjacent to Windfarm Road, (Between Rhigos and Trewaun Roundabouts) from 20:00 on Thursday 27 until 06:00 on Friday 28 July 2023. When the road re-opens traffic will have been moved onto a new temporary carriageway. This will provide…
Newydd, a housing association with properties across Rhondda Cynon Taff, has achieved the ‘We invest in people’ Gold Award following an intensive assessment process by the international organisation Investors in People. The Investors in People framework sets out the criteria for high performance through people. It’s a simple framework to benchmark the effectiveness of leadership and management practices…
Valley Times reports Councillor Dawn Susan Wood posted on FaceBook Your Plaid Cymru Councillors were concerned to learn from workers that the night mobile home care service across RCT was to be cut. We presented an urgent notice of motion so that full council could receive a statement from the Chief Executive. The decision to…
The latest Welsh NHS statistics indicate a worrying trend in 2 year waiting lists. After missing their target to eliminate inhumane two year waits by March this year, the Labour Government moved the goalposts and set April 2024 as their new target. However, the statistics today show a worrying trend. In the last couple of…
Welsh Government’s default 20mph speed limit for Wales has moved on to the next stage of its roll out. The Council has published the public notice on proposed exemptions where specific roads would retain a 30mph speed limit. Welsh Government has previously approved the default 20mph speed limit which will come into effect across Wales…
