A community centre with an 80-year legacy supporting children and young people has been awarded £385,000 in funding. Hirwaun YMCA, in Aberdare, received a grant from the Pen y Cymoedd Community Fund with the capital to be used to transform its main hall into a modern, flexible-use space with high-end audio equipment, and a climbing…
12 months on from the publication of “Worried and Waiting”, a Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) report highlighting the grave state of Welsh waiting times for young people, waiting times have increased by a further 22%. The number of children waiting over a year for an outpatient appointment also increased by 32%….
The Wales Millennium Centre, a publicly funded arts venue and national theatre, has come under fire for allowing performers at a transgender performance of the Nutcracker, last Christmas, to distribute political leaflets to its audience. The leaflets urged attendees to contact their MPs and MSs to express opposition to the UK Conservative Government’s decision to…
The recent heavy rainfall in Rhondda Cynon Taf has once again exposed the consequences of poor planning and years of inaction. While the council boasts that “all 100+ schemes upgraded since Storm Dennis had no flooding,” the real question is why these upgrades weren’t done years ago—before countless residents faced devastating floods, rising insurance premiums,…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has announced a £6.8 million budget gap for the next financial year—yet, at the same time, it has spent almost £9 million on a tea garden in Pontypridd, right next to a public park that already offers seating and refreshments. Meanwhile, our roads are crumbling with potholes, waste services have been…
