Philtronics, a leading Contract Electronics Manufacturer (CEM) based in Aberdare, has beennamed SME of the Region at Make UK’s Regional Manufacturing Awards, recognising itsoutstanding growth, innovation, and community impact.The company has also received the top award in the Developing Future Talent category forits commitment to nurturing the next generation of engineers and technicians.Since its founding…
Two women have rebuilt an essential community building after receiving a £50,000 grant. Denise Roberts and Helen Rodrick can continue their work transforming Pentre Comrades Club thanks to a substantial grant from the Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund. Sat in the Rhondda Valley, the club has been an important institution for the area…
Volunteers from the Caerphilly Miners Centre have once again been recognised for their incredible efforts in creating handmade blankets for people in need across the community. Now in its eighth year, the blanket project has grown from a small group producing just 14 blankets to more than 100 each year, made up of around 2,500…
Yr Ieuan Ap Iago, a Wetherspoon pub in High Street, has been awarded a platinum grading byinspectors. The awards are aimed at highlighting and improving standards of ‘away from home’ toilet provisionacross the UK. Loo of the Year Awards inspectors made unannounced visits to thousands of toilets at sites across theUK, in order to judge…
Care & Repair Cymru is urging people across south Wales to donate festive gift boxes for lonely older people this Christmas. The charity, alongside Age Connects Wales, is asking the public to fill a wrapped shoe box with simple gifts such as gloves, hats, scarves, and books alongside traditional festive treats such as shop-bought chocolates…
The Gilfach Goch Garden Village Ladies Arts & Crafts Group has received a generous grant from renewable energy company Pennant Walters, providing a welcome boost to help the long-established community group continue its creative and social activities. The group, which has been crafting together for over 60 years, meets weekly to share ideas, learn new…
The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has found housing association Trivallis guilty of maladministration and service failure relating to how it responded to reports of damp and mould and a broken boiler in one of its properties. The Ombudsman found that Trivallis did not always respond appropriately to reports of damp and mould, and reports…
The latest labour market statistics for Wales, covering September 2025, revealed that Wales’ unemployment rate has risen again to 5.7%, levels not seen since 2015 and a considerable rise on last month’s 4.9%. Wales’ employment figures have also fallen and Wales continues to have the highest economic inactivity rate in Great Britain. The Welsh Conservatives…
South Wales Police continue to investigate a burglary at St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff. Gavin Burnett, 43, and Darren Burnett, 50, both from Northampton, have been charged with burglary and are remanded in custody. Items of Bronze Age gold jewellery were stolen from a display case in the museum’s main building at around…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is proud to be supporting Trading Standards Wales ‘Spotlight’ –The importance of Trading Standards in protecting the safety of consumers. Over the next THREE days (11th – 14th) there will be lots of information available highlighting the work that Trading Standards Officers do every day to keep residents safe. Today they are…
