A man from south Wales has been successfully prosecuted by Natural Resources Wales (NRW) for storing quantities of waste at a site in Caerleon, without an environmental permit. William Hanson of Hanson Paving and Development Ltd, was ordered to pay a combined total of £5782.00, after pleading guilty as the sole company director, to the…
Where are they all now another flash in the pan by the RCT Council: dog fouling is still a nuisance, but the council is cutting as many services as they can get away with roll on the next local elections. You don’t see so-called Dog Wardens or Community Wardens there are supposed to be 14…
The property extends to approximately 67.84 acres of gently sloping pastureland, rough grazing and woodland as edged red on the attached site plan. The land is suitable for grazing purposes with potential considered for agricultural, equestrian and amenity use. A large proportion of the property is suitable grazing and mowing purposes. The majority of the…
There is a PACT meeting this Thursday at the Cwmaman Top Club it’s a bit early at 4 PM. If you have issues with the police or council that affect you in the Abercwmboi Cwmaman Godreaman and Aberaman areas, why not come along and share your problems? Apparently It was only a matter of time…
James Evans MS and Darren Millar MS have criticised the Welsh Government for their poor waiting time performance for NHS cancer diagnosis and treatment as outlined in a new report by Audit Wales. Audit Wales found that there has been a “continuing failure to meet national performance targets for cancer” with the national target of…
CTM UHB is marking National Obesity Awareness Week 2025 (10th – 16th January). A recent report released by CTM revealed that CTM UHB has some of Wales’s highest levels of obesity in adults and children. Around two in three adults in CTM are overweight or obese, and around one in three are living with obesity. In many of our…
Is it time to revert the 20 MPH back to 30 MPH on all A and B roads, except roads next to schools and hospitals then perhaps the confusion will end.“More common sense” should have been used when implementing Wales’ default 20mph speed limit, said Lee Waters the man behind the controversial policy. Rhondda Cynon…
In 2022, the council installed additional super gullies, which will be connected to a swale structure that transports rainwater to an existing watercourse. This will reduce the flood risk on this section of the A4059 in poor weather conditions. The drainage improvements at the A4059 near Newtown, Mountain Ash, to reduce flood risk in heavy…
Responding to the Audit Wales report on cancer waiting times in Wales, Kate Seymour, Head of External Affairs at Macmillan Cancer Support, said: “This crucial report from Audit Wales clearly shows the failure of the Welsh government to tackle the crisis in cancer waiting times. Their analysis demonstrates a lack of strong national leadership is…
Powys Teaching Health Board met today at midday to discuss plans to tackle NHS funding pressures. James Evans MS has called on the Welsh Labour Government to cover Powys Teaching Health Board’s funding shortfall of £9.9 million to prevent deliberate extensions to waiting times of up to 11 weeks for patients in Mid Wales on…
