A PENDERYN grandad who found out he had cancer after a visit to the dentist is backing a campaign to help fund more big breakthroughs. Anthony Butt was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2016, after a routine dental check-up. What he thought was a sore throat, turned out to be a cancerous mass that had…
Two fly-tippers prosecuted by Caerphilly County Borough Council and ordered to pay a total of £960 in fines and costs. Fly-tipping – Report a problem in Rhondda Cynon Taf? Two fly-tippers prosecuted by Caerphilly County Borough Council and ordered to pay a total of £960 in fines and costs. Tayona Watson of Edward Street, Ystrad…
The specific cost of using asylum hotels in Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) is not detailed in the available local council documents. However, nationally, the Home Office reported that housing asylum seekers in hotels costs UK taxpayers over £8 million a day, with the vast majority of the £4.7 billion spent on asylum support in 2023–24…
A bold new vision for the future of Caerphilly county borough council’s Library Service could be agreed this week. A bold new vision for the future of Caerphilly county borough council’s Library Service could be agreed this week. The Library Service has been under review since March 2024 as the council seeks to deliver a…
new tax year Thousands of taxpayers filed their tax return on 6 April 2025. People who file their Self Assessment tax returns early and are owed a tax refund can receiveit sooner. Customers can set up a budget payment plan at any time to make regular payments towardstheir tax bill. A record nearly 300,000 people…
Proposals to reduce the number of leisure centres across the Caerphilly county borough will be considered by councillors this week. Proposals to reduce the number of leisure centres across the Caerphilly county borough will be considered by councillors this week. Caerphilly currently operates more leisure centres than any other Local Authority in Wales, with many…
THE Welsh Ambulance Service is to begin using remotely operated drones to survey the scenes of hazardous and challenging incidents. The eyes in the sky will provide specially trained Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) paramedics with live, aerial footage of incidents, allowing them spot previously unseen dangers. As well as providing live video feeds to…
We would like to remind all residents and visitors that fishing is strictly prohibited on the Cwmbach Wetlands. This is private community land and a protected site where fishing, lighting fires, and other unauthorised activities are not allowed. We have recently been made aware of individuals fishing illegally, even erecting a fishing platform on the large pond and…
