Plans for the Upper Rhondda Fach Relief Road scrapped by Labour Inspector’s report Inspector’s report 10.19 The Council’s only justification for the full scheme rests on a possibility that traffic growth may lead to a chance of the scheme being included in a future SEWTA RTP programme. Whilst the Council points out that this would…
Responding to the Chancellor’s announcement that thousands of older people in Wales will no longer be eligible to receive the Winter Fuel Payment, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales, Heléna Herklots CBE, said: “The announcement that the Winter Fuel Payment will now only be paid to those in receipt of Pension Credit is deeply concerning, as…
Commenting on the news that the Junior Tour of Wales cycling race has been shortened and rerouted due to Labour’s 20mph speed limit, Welsh Conservative Shadow Transport Minister, Natasha Asghar MS said: “It is extremely disappointing to see yet another fixture in Wales impacted by the Welsh Government’s default 20mph speed limit policy. “This exciting…
The felling operation to remove trees infected with larch disease in Rhyslyn, Afan Forest, will soon resume with a new contractor. Work is expected to start imminently. This work is critical for managing the spread of the disease and ensuring the future safety of visitors to the forest. Under Welsh Government’s Statutory Plant Health Notice,…
The Council is undertaking a Community Review of the Rhondda Cynon Taf Principal Council area. The first stage of the review is to ask all interested parties to consider the current community boundaries and submit their views on any changes required to create communities that provide for effective and convenient local government. All submissions will then be…
Commenting on the latest NHS statistics for Wales revealing an increase in the number waiting for treatment to the highest level on record for the fifth consecutive month, Sam Rowlands MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister said: “These woeful statistics show the NHS is in crisis as waits have increased to new records for five…
Few of Wales’s 22 councils put service user perspective information at the core of their reporting and tend to focus on outputs rather than outcomes, the Auditor General for Wales has said. Adrian Crompton said it was consequently hard to see whether councils knew if they used public money well, and said he expected to…
The revised planning for the Aberdare Bypass extension marks another significant delay in the construction of this essential highway section. Originally proposed to be built alongside the dualling of the A465 Heads of the Valleys road, the project has faced setbacks due to the Welsh Government’s decision to halt all new road building in Wales….
The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has reported a 37% increase since 2019 in the number of new complaints received about public services and the behaviour of local councillors. In its annual report and accounts for 2023/24, the watchdog added that it had received 1,110 complaints about local councils, a 28% increase over the last five…
The Welsh Parliament’s Local Government and Housing Committee is to hold an inquiry into the role, governance and accountability of the community and town council sector. It said the terms of reference for the inquiry are to examine: To share your views electronically, please send to [email protected], or by post to Local Government and Housing Committee, Welsh Parliament,…
