A bit of Old Aberdare Tony Williams reports today that it looks like very good news for this tunnel. By sheer coincidence, I was at Abernant at 2:30 today and witnessed a large gathering of people and vehicles. Apparently, they were representatives from civil engineering companies invited to provide tenders for the work Merthyr Tydfil…
South Wales Police is investigating a fatal road traffic collision which happened shortly before 5:00pm on Tuesday April 1, 2025, on the A48 near Bonvilston in the Vale of Glamorgan. The collision involved two vehicles, a blue Ford Puma car and a red and black Scania tipper lorry. As a result of the collision a…
Residents of Llwydcoed are facing increasing traffic congestion as the long-awaited Aberdare Bypass project, which was initially promised to coincide with the dualling of the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road, is now set to begin construction in 2026. Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) Council is currently in the process of preparing a tender to secure…
Work has now been completed to improve and enhance the culvert near Brook Street in Blaenrhondda, to reduce the risk of local flooding. The Welsh Government funded work started in December 2024 and has been completed on time, before the end of March 2025. The scheme has improved the watercourse to the rear lane of…
According to the 2024 King’s Fund and Nuffield Trust poll of NHS public satisfaction, people in Wales are most dissatisfied with the NHS at 72%, compared with 59% in England and 60% in Scotland. The difference between Wales and the other parts of the UK are statistically significant. Nuffield Trust analysis cites the Welsh First Minister,…
