“Important: Request for Action to Save Free School Transport in Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) The Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is proposing cuts to free school transport. This will affect not only current students but also Year 5 pupils who will be starting comprehensive school in September 2025. We need your help to gather evidence and…
Many people forget just how dangerous the 3-lane section of the A465 has been over the years; there has been a multitude of accidents since it opened, the BBC reports in 2011 the A465 became one of the busiest roads in Wales with 473 accidents reported between 2005 and 2010 along its entire length. June…
A project to restore the Cleddau River SAC in Pembrokeshire has been using a herbivorous beetle to control an invasive species. The Azolla weevil (Stenopelmus rufinasus) was released in June 2024 by the Four Rivers for LIFE Project onto Natural Resources Wales’s (NRW) Llangloffan Fen National Nature Reserve (NNR) near Fishguard. The weevil will help…
Ashley Davies, 30, of Forge Street, Pentre, was found guilty of the murder of Conall Evans on October 11 at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court. A jury found him guilty after a 10-day trial which began on September 30. Conall Evans, 30, was found seriously injured near the Ysbyty Cwm Rhondda Hospital car park in the…
Hirwaun-based Walters Group, and its green energy subsidiary Pennant Walters, have played a pivotal role in providing funding required to allow Glynneath Town Council to press ahead with plans to transform Glynneath Miners Welfare Park into a destination park. The project is a major development that future proofs the facilities and space and will build…
