As World Wetlands Day is marked across the globe, attention is turning to the vital role wetlands play in protecting wildlife, tackling climate change and supporting local communities. In the Cynon Valley, few places demonstrate this importance more clearly than Tirfounder Fields and Cwmbach Community Wetlands. Covering 27 acres on the edge of Aberdare, Tirfounder…
Latest news from Rachel Bedgood, founder and CEO of Complete Background Screening (CBS) The way organisations screen staff is changing quickly. Artificial intelligence, rising fraud, and new regulation are all playing a part, and for many employers, it’s becoming harder to keep up. Rachel Bedgood, founder and CEO of Complete Background Screening (CBS), says 2025…
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has launched a new national Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) campaign, ‘Nobody Wins’, reminding motorists of the importance of taxing their vehicles on time. The campaign introduces a fresh creative concept led by ‘Clampy’, a down-on-his-luck talking wheel clamp. The ads focus on the disruption and consequences felt by drivers…
A campaign group advocating for fair and accessible school transport has launched a new survey for families across Wales. Save School Transport is encouraging parents, carers and students to take part in its latest all-Wales survey, aimed at gathering real-life experiences of school transport provision and the impact of current policies. The group says the…
A Council Taxpayer’s View of the RCT Draft Budget For council taxpayers, this budget will feel like more of the same:council tax keeps rising, while basic services continue to shrink or deteriorate. Yes, the Council highlights that the proposed 4% council tax increase is “one of the lowest in Wales”, but that offers little comfort…
The 2026 RCT Events calendar is here! We are pleased to announce a jam-packed line up of events this year with some returning favourites and some new events that are sure to get you excited… New for 2026 – RCT 90’s Summer Party Join us in Ynysangharad War Memorial Park this summer as we get…
SoNaRR 2025: “This is not just a warning about the future. It is a reckoning with the present.” New NRW Chair calls for major systems change to save nature at launch of major report Wales must fundamentally rethink how it heats homes, grows food, travels, and uses land if it is to avoid deepening climate…
Road users are advised that minor maintenance repairs to the rock netting next to the Rhigos Mountain Road will commence tomorrow, requiring two-way traffic lights. Council contractor Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd will complete the work throughout the remainder of the week, and they are expected to be finished by the weekend. The southbound lane will…
Residents may notice work activity at the former Lewis Merthyr Colliery site at Trehafod over the coming weeks, as the Council undertakes some routine maintenance activity. The large former mining site is located generally to the south of Coedcae Road and south-west of Rheolau Terrace. The Council is using Welsh Government funding for the upcoming…
A man from Aberdare has been jailed for assault and being in possession of a knife following a South Wales Police investigation. Daniel Price, aged 43, from Aberdare, was sentenced on Tuesday January 20 at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates to 12 months in prison. This sentence follows a guilty plea for one count of assault by…
