21 July 2025 - AberdareOnline

We’ve published our annual report and accounts for 2024/25

Team @ AberdareOnline21 July 202522 July 202506 mins

Each year DVSA. our annual report and accounts. This allows the public, our customers and anyone who is interested, to see how we performed. It includes details on how we manage public money and whether we met our objectives for the financial year 2024-25. Car driving tests We did achieve our objective on the amount of car driving tests we provided, which was 1.96 million. This figure is still significantly above pre-pandemic levels. However, we are…

A Free Resource for Our Community!

Team @ AberdareOnline21 July 202521 July 202504 mins

We Need Your Help to Build a Neurodivergent Gaming Sanctuary in South Wales – A Free Resource for Our Community! A massive thank you to Mountain Ash Comprehensive School (MACS) for their incredible donation of IT equipment! Your generosity is helping us in two amazing ways: Our Mission: We’ll refurbish and sell this tech to…

Former Gordon Hotel Pentre Rhondda

Team @ AberdareOnline21 July 202521 July 202502 mins

South Wales Police are aware of concerns circulating on social media surrounding the former Gordon Hotel in Gelli, Pentre, which appear to stem from misunderstandings about who is staying there. To mitigate further speculation we can confirm that the current residents are contracted construction workers supporting local infrastructure in Pontypridd. It’s important that we address…

Concerns Raised About Camera Oversight at Railway Public Right of Way – Aberaman to Cwmbach

Team @ AberdareOnline21 July 202521 July 202509 mins

A resident of Aberaman recently raised concerns about the camera positioned at the public right-of-way rail crossing between Aberaman and Cwmbach. During a site visit by local councillor Sheril Evans and residents of Aberaman, it was observed that the camera had been turned away from the railway line. It was agreed at that meeting that…

New HMRC service announced for workers to take

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GOV.UK summary: New PAYE service announced to save around 35 million taxpayers’ time. New PAYE service to make tax system simpler and easier for around 35 million workersAt least 90% of customer interactions with HMRC to be digital by 2030Reducing post and letters to save £50 million a year – equal to almost 1,500 full…

New scheme aims to tackle farm plastic pollution in rivers

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All Pollution is bad, especially when the polluter should know better, but there are laws for some organisations and different ones for others. NRW are aware of this, but there is a choice. A new scheme is being trialled in south Wales with the aim of recycling an extra 200 tonnes of farm plastics to…

Children’s vaccination catch-up programme to take place over the summer holidays

Team @ AberdareOnline21 July 202521 July 202503 mins

The Health Board is undertaking a catch-up vaccination programme for children over the school holidays between 4th and 22nd August. Our Vaccinations and Immunisation service will be contacting the parents of all school-aged children who may have missed one of the following vaccines to invite them to one of our Community Vaccinations Centres (CVCs) across CTM: We…

CTMUHB offering free getUBetter app to support people in Merthyr to manage muscle and joint pain at home

Team @ AberdareOnline21 July 202505 mins

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board has partnered with getUBetter to provide a  free app to help people in Merthyr Tydfil take care of musculoskeletal (MSK) injuries and conditions including muscle and joint pain from their own home. The getUBetter app has been created by musculoskeletal physiotherapists and digital health experts.  It is funded by Merthyr Tydfil…

Important works to embankment and wall in Ynysybwl

Team @ AberdareOnline21 July 202502 mins

Residents are advised that a series of works will shortly be undertaken at Clydach Terrace in Ynysybwl, which will require traffic management to ensure safety. The scheme will build an additional section of wall alongside the raised footway, undertake embankment heightening works above the highway, and carry out isolated repairs to the highway wall. Contractors…