Taken from FB: So, it’s with a heavy heart that I will be closing down this group. I have had such ups and downs and more probably more downs, and with my mental illness at its worst, I have decided to step away from looking after the environment and the estate. When things get to…
A 15-year-old boy who cannot be named for legal reasons has been charged with communicating false information in the form of a bomb hoax, sending by public communication network a menacing message, and persistently making use of public communication network to cause annoyance/inconvenience. He is currently released on conditional bail and will next appear at…
People who enjoy using the public woodlands in Caerphilly and Torfaen are invited to have their say on how Natural Resources Wales (NRW) plans to manage them in the future. NRW – who manages the Welsh Government Woodland Estate across Wales – has developed a 10-year management plan for the nine woodlands within the Cwmcarn…
A married couple have been jailed for multiple counts of supplying class A drugs, following a South Wales Police investigation. Curtis Price, aged 29, from Aberdare and Sarah Price, aged 25, also from Aberdare, pleaded guilty to supplying, cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin and being in possession of criminal property when they first appeared at…
The Government has accepted all 12 of the recommendations in Baroness Louise Casey’s national audit on group-based child sexual exploitation, including her calls for a national inquiry, unique reference numbers for children and an immediate end to ‘out of area taxis’. In an address to Parliament on Tuesday (17 June), Home Secretary Yvette Cooper described the report’s…
Researchers at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTM UHB) have launched a research study that will investigate whether bowel cancer and polyps (abnormal cells that grow inside the body which can turn into cancer) can be identified by a simple blood test. CTM researchers have been working with CanSense, a Wales-based life science company. Together,…
Learning Disability Week launches today (16th June 2025) to recognise and celebrate the voices, experiences, and contributions of people with learning disabilities. This year’s theme, “Do You See Me?”, led by Mencap, promotes the importance of seeing, hearing, and valuing people with learning disabilities in all aspects of life. Across Cwm Taf Morgannwg, organisations are…
Cabinet Members have approved a new ‘RCT Affordable Warmth Strategy’ to help those residents who struggle to afford adequate heating for their homes – establishing a framework for Council investment, action and intervention. New Warm Homes Programme: policy statement Running up until 2030, activity within the new Strategy also intends to improve the energy efficiency of…
Preparatory work to install a small kiosk at the redeveloped bingo hall site in Pontypridd, to sell food and drink to take away, will start on site next week (June 17) – before the kiosk is then delivered to the site a week later. Planning permission was granted for the new kiosk during September 2024,…
A range of ciders, including traditional apple ciders, perries and flavoured ciders, will be available atYr Ieuan Ap Iago in Aberdare, during a 10-day craft cider festival. The pub in High Street will host the festival from Friday 27 June to Sunday 6 July inclusive. The ciders include; Barn Screecher (Hunts), Moonshine Rum & Raisin…
