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Celebrating Our Maternity Support Worker Apprentices – Apprenticeship Week 2026

Team @ AberdareOnline9 February 20269 February 2026013 mins

Apprenticeship Week 2026, we are thrilled to celebrate the incredible work of our Maternity Support Worker (MSW) apprentices in CTM, a group of dedicated individuals who are making a real difference for families across our community. From supporting new mums with breastfeeding, monitoring newborns’ health, assisting midwives in clinics and hospitals, to providing reassurance and guidance to families, these apprentices…

Preparing for June 2026: A guide to local authority data protection complaint processes

Team @ AberdareOnline9 February 20269 February 2026015 mins

From June 2026, local authorities will have to have a process to deal with data protection complaints, under one of the changes coming in under the Data Use and Access Act 2025. Vicki Bowles looks at what is required, and what might be helpful based on her experience of dealing with complaints in various contexts. What…

£205m Cardiff Airport Subsidy Faces Legal Challenge

Team @ AberdareOnline9 February 20269 February 2026013 mins

The Welsh Conservatives have renewed criticism of Labour’s reckless spending on Cardiff Airport as Bristol Airport’s legal challenge against the £205.2 million subsidy begins at the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Commenting, Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure Sam Rowlands MS, said: “Labour and Plaid Cymru have already sunk more than £200 million of…

Remembrance Area at Maes Yr Arian Cemetery Opened

Team @ AberdareOnline9 February 20269 February 202606 mins

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has officially opened a new Remembrance Area at Maes Yr Arian Cemetery, Mountain Ash, offering the community a peaceful place to rest, reflect and remember. Staff from the Council’s Bereavement Services team have created the beautiful space, with new benches and planters, as part of its commitment to support to all…

February Half Term Activities Across Caerphilly

Team @ AberdareOnline9 February 20269 February 202605 mins

Leisure centres and community venues across Caerphilly will be offering a wide range of sport, play and leisure activities this February half term, running from Saturday 16th to Sunday 22nd February. The programme brings together activities delivered by Leisure Lifestyle, Sport Caerphilly, Caerphilly Play and Caerphilly Adventures, offering something for children and young people of all ages…

Pub chain takes on lifesaving challenge to mark Wales Air Ambulance’s 25 th anniversary!

Team @ AberdareOnline9 February 20269 February 202609 mins

The Welsh arm of one of the UK’s leading local pub companies, is helping raise thousands ofpounds for Wales Air Ambulance as it celebrates its 25 th anniversary.Marstons has 121 pubs in South Wales and hopes to raise enough funds to cover the cost offifteen lifesaving missions. It has also rallied its pub partners to…

Future forest vision for Gethin Forest and BikePark Wales takes root

Team @ AberdareOnline6 February 202606 mins

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and BikePark Wales have marked a major milestone in their collaborative working with the completion of the Future Forest Vision – a pioneering plan to manage Gethin Forest, near Merthyr Tydfil, for both recreation and nature. During a recent visit to Gethin Forest, the home of BikePark Wales, NRW’s Head of Sustainable…

55 more illegal bikes and scooters seized in Cardiff only

Team @ AberdareOnline6 February 20266 February 202613 mins

Officers have seized a further 55 illegal e-bikes and scooters during a recent deployment in Cardiff. On Sunday 25 and Friday 30 January, officers in Cardiff were deployed across the city centre, Ely, Fairwater, Cathays and Roath as part of a local initiative targeting illegal and dangerously ridden e-bikes and off-road vehicles in our towns….

Dog Owner Prosecuted for Breaching Microchipping Regulations

Team @ AberdareOnline6 February 202602 mins

In August 2025, Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Environmental Health team served a legal notice on a dog owner for failing to comply with The Microchipping of Dogs (Wales) Regulations 2015. In August 2025, Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Environmental Health team served a legal notice on a dog owner for failing to comply with The Microchipping…

Swansea Council sends pre-action letters to Welsh Rugby Union and club owners after being told Ospreys will cease to exist

Team @ AberdareOnline5 February 20265 February 202607 mins

Swansea Council has issued pre‑action legal letters to the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and Y11, owners of the Ospreys, after being told that regional rugby in Swansea will not exist beyond the end of next season if a takeover of Cardiff Rugby by Y11 is successful. The local authority said it has “serious concerns that…