Seven people were arrested and a missing person was found thanks to deployments of our Live Facial Recognition technology at four gigs in South Wales this summer. The tech was deployed at Taylor Swift, P!nk, Foo Fighters and Eric Prydz concerts in Cardiff – and during those operations, there were 11 ‘alerts’ created, relating to people included…
There is an undeniable and widely acknowledged need for increased capacity in schools that cater to children with Additional Learning Needs (ALN). No one disputes the importance of expanding these specialized institutions to meet the growing demand. However, the issue lies in the Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) Council’s approach to such expansions. While the council…
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council transferred its housing stock in 2007 to RCT Homes the name changed was it because of bad publicity? To Trivallis. The Council is no longer a social landlord and no longer owns any council houses, flats, or sheltered housing complexes. The Council’s Housing Allocation Scheme is delivered in partnership…
Please note: Friday 27 September has been added to this programme of overnight closures. The updated list of the closures is shown below. As part of the ongoing construction works the following overnight closures are required on the A465 between Hirwaun (Rhigos Junction) and Cefn Coed (Junction with A470 roundabout): Wednesday 25 SeptemberThursday 26 SeptemberFriday 27 SeptemberMonday…
Young people are urged to claim their Child Trust Fund. £2,200 on average waiting in unclaimed accounts. More than 670,000 18-22 year olds yet to claim their Child Trust Fund are reminded to cash in their stash as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) reveals the average savings pot is worth £2,212. Child Trust Funds are…
This month marks one year since the Labour Welsh Government introduced default 20mph speed limits across Wales, the same 20 mph speed limit that the Welsh Government’s own Explanatory Memorandum said would cost the Welsh economy up to £8.9 billion. Since then, we saw the record breaking Senedd petition to scrap 20 mph speed limits,…
Caitlyn Kochalski and Gwenllian Rees-Williams at their unit meeting together, Gwenllian Rees-Williams in her Girlguiding uniform. Girlguiding volunteers from Aberdare have been nominated to attend a red-carpet event in recognition of the difference they have made to girls’ lives in their area. Caitlyn Kochalski, 21, and Gwenllian Rees-Williams, 30, will join hundreds of fellow nominees…
Responding to the news that campaigners have warned against “brutal” cuts to Wales’ environmental watchdog, Janet Finch-Saunders MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Climate Change Minister, said: “NRW is already dropping the ball with tackling waste crime, with Wales having four times as many sewage discharges proportionately than England. “When you consider NRW recently being described as…
Responding to a consultation launched by the Labour Welsh Government into changing the tax arrangements for Welsh independent schools, Tom Giffard MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Education Minister, said: “Labour’s focus on private schools is a bias that will ultimately cost the taxpayer in the long run. “With parents pulling their children out of private schools…
Following a public consultation, Cabinet has progressed proposals to increase the level of council tax premium that is applied to owners of properties that have remained empty for more than a year – for the benefit of communities. Members also agreed that the Council should make future use of extra intervention powers in specific instances…
