Once again, the Welsh Government has shown us exactly where its priorities lie, and it’s not with ordinary families in Rhondda Cynon Taf. While parents are left scrambling to get their children to school, with kids walking miles in the rain or families paying out of pocket for public transport, ministers have announced more funding…
The Welsh Government’s new curriculum has been widely criticised as confusing, with recent Estyn reports revealing that too many students are not reaching their full potential. Estyn highlighted poor teaching as a key factor limiting pupil progress and pointed to wide variations in the teaching of maths across Wales. Standards in core subjects such remain too…
A woman who survived stage four bowel cancer is urging others to support Cancer Research Wales to help fund its life-changing work. Rachel Reed was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2018 aged just 33 after 18 months seeking answers for symptoms including abdominal pain and tiredness. The diagnosis came as a shock to Rachel who…
In the early hours of this morning, Tuesday, September 23, just before 00:40am, South Wales Police was called to a disturbance on Poets Close, Rhydyfelin. This incident resulted in injuries to three men in their 20s, who were taken to hospital because of the injuries sustained. The man who died has been formally…
Residents in Godreaman are advised about a local flood alleviation scheme, which will get underway next week and require a local trail path closure. Work activity will focus on the Dare Aman trail to the rear of Brynmair Road, plus the area to the rear of numbers 194-196 Brynmair Road. It will reduce the risk…
