On Monday the 19th of January our Community Safety Team Officers supported RCT Trading Standards in undertaking a Closure Notice on The Vape Zone premises at Margaret Street, Abercynon. On Wednesday the 21st of January this has been followed up by officers from our Neighbourhood Uplift Teams supported colleagues from RCT Trading Standards in enforcing…
The EIP: 10 Days of the 10 Goals – Goal 5: Waste Goal 5 of the Government’s Environmental Improvement Plan concerns waste. Edward-Arash Abedian looks at the Government’s proposals including in relation to tackling waste crime. New powers to tackle waste crime in Wales Chapter 3 of the Environmental Improvement Plan 2025 (EIP) is all…
Recent reports from Rhondda Cynon Taf highlight the devastating impact of “cowboy builders” who have scammed residents out of hundreds of thousands of pounds through fraud and shoddy workmanship. The Council previously reported that in November OVER £180,000 was unscrupulously taken from residents in just one month! With many of those being left with unsafe…
RCT Council is reversing 20mph limits on 22 roads after public backlash, raising fresh questions over the cost of a policy introduced while essential local services face cuts. The Council is advising residents that a statutory Public Notice, relating to 22 roads being returned to a 30mph speed limit (from 20mph), has now begun. Residents…
