As the Met Office forecasts freezing temperatures, it’s crucial to remind everyone who continues to vote for Labour Government what they are truly supporting. The people of Rhondda Cynon Taf have long been under the thumb of Labour at every level—local, regional, and national—but what has that really meant for our communities? All Labour Members…
THE Welsh Ambulance Service is taking new steps to reduce its diesel emissions. The Trust has procured fan heaters for its fleet of emergency ambulances to keep patients and staff warm as they wait outside hospital emergency departments. Ambulance engines normally have to remain switched on to keep essential equipment running and for warmth, but…
A new initiative led by the Wales Coasts and Seas Partnership (CaSP Cymru) has launched ‘Y Môr a Ni’ – a framework for Ocean Literacy in Wales, which is a first of its kind in the UK. The strategy aims to grow people’s relationship with our coasts and seas. Y Môr a Ni (The Sea…
A construction company has been fined and ordered to pay costs totalling more than £10,000 for polluting a stream while building homes near Tondu, Bridgend, following a successful prosecution by Natural Resources Wales (NRW). Llanmoor Development Co. Limited from Talbot Green pleaded guilty at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court on 9 August 2024 to a charge relating…
Henry Street in Mountain Ash will close on Sunday for planned works – requiring Henry Street North Car Park to close and Oxford Street to temporarily accept two-way traffic. The National Grid works will install an electrical supply for new EV chargers at the railway station car park on behalf of Transport for Wales –…
Sign up and let Big Brother monitor your fitness and movements you may win a prize. Being active and spending time outdoors is proven to improve mood and sleep, while also reducing stress, anxiety and depression. To help boost the motivation that’s sometimes needed to get going, we are launching a CTM quest to get…
The second phase of work to repair damage to the Aberdare Park boundary wall will start this week, with a local footway closure needed. A section of the structure opposite Broniestyn Terrace in Trecynon collapsed following Storm Bert in November 2024, and an initial phase of work to rebuild it was completed before Christmas. Council…
The Rhondda Cynon Taf Council Highway Authority is primarily responsible for addressing the Rhigos Road flooded public road. Local council Highway Authorities have a statutory duty under the Highways Act 1980 to maintain public highways, including their drainage systems. This responsibility extends to repairing and maintaining drainage systems beneath the highway surface, clearing blockages, and…
Almost 25,000 taxpayers ‘celebrated’ the New Year by filing their Self Assessment tax return If customers miss the 31 January deadline, they could face a penaltyWith less than a month to go, the countdown is on for 5.4 million customers who still need tocomplete and pay their Self Assessment and avoid penalties, HM Revenue…
More people sleeping rough this Christmas while Labour government buildings remain heated and empty Darren Millar MS, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, has criticised the Labour Government’s ineffective housing policies resulting in Wales’ worst homelessness crisis since 2015. Meanwhile, it has been revealed that a heated and powered Welsh Government office in Merthyr Tydfil, built…
