The difference in passenger numbers between Bristol Airport and Cardiff Airport over two years (2022 and 2023) is significant: Year Bristol Airport Passengers Cardiff Airport Passengers Difference (Bristol – Cardiff) 2022 7,948,941 859,805 7,089,136 2023 9,913,011 838,529 9,074,482 Details: Summary: Bristol Airport is substantially busier than Cardiff Airport, with Bristol handling more than 10 times…
The Natural Resources Wales (NRW) River Usk Smolt Telemetry Project is revealing previously unknown information about smolt (young salmon) behaviour and the challenges they face. Oliver Brown leads the smolt project and in this blog in collaboration with the NRW Four Rivers for LIFE Project he talks about the research and the conservation efforts being…
The reclassified Cwmbach coal tip above is slowly slipping into the adjoining watercourse. Last month, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced £118m in her spending review to “keep coal tips safe in Wales” a sum that many have described as inadequate. Rhondda Cynon Taf has the highest number of the most hazardous coal tips in Wales. These tips…
Work to improve safety and reduce the risk of colliery tip movement at a disused coal tip site in Cwmgwrach is due to begin in early July. Carried out by contractors for Natural Resources Wales (NRW) the work will involve reinforcing the existing channel on site using blockstone and rock rolls. The Welsh Government funded…
The brand-new Entrance 4 at Prince Charles Hospital is now completed and open for use by the public. The refurbishment of Entrance 4 forms the most recent part of Phase Two of a Welsh Government funded £264 million programme of refurbishment of the Hospital which began back in 2017. Phase One involved a £44 million…
Councillor for Aberaman, Tina Williams, is reporting that there’s a large sinkhole that has opened up on Fforchaman Road in Cwmaman, requiring an emergency road closure between the mini-roundabout and Neol Street. The road will be shut for the foreseeable future due to safety concerns. Seek an alternative route while this section of road is…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is proud to celebrate the outstanding achievements of local veterans and organisations recognised at the 2025 Welsh Veterans Awards, held on July 2 at the prestigious 4-star Vale Resort in the Vale of Glamorgan. The Welsh Veterans Awards honour the remarkable achievements of veterans, reservists, and organisations that support them. This…
A local housebuilder with a major site in Cardiff has backed a local youth football team’s annual tournament. Persimmon Homes East Wales sponsored the Radyr Rangers Football Festival 2025, donating £2,500 to the club as part of its Community Champions programme. Around 700 children took part in the Festival, held at Radyr Comprehensive School, earlier…
At First Minister’s Questions today, opposition Leader Darren Millar MS challenged the First Minister on Labour’s continued failures across Wales’ transport network. From sky-high subsidies to delayed and scrapped projects, the Labour Government’s mismanagement of transport is costing the taxpayer dearly, while delivering little in return. Commenting, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Darren Millar MS…
Today [08/07/25], in the Senedd, Stage 4 of the Visitor Accommodation (Register and Levy) Etc. (Wales) Bill will be voted on. Ashford Price Membership Secretary of WAVA said –I have never in my 45 years of operating in Welsh tourism felt such anger and despair expressed in ameeting by operators at the way tourism is…
