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…
Good transport connectivity across Wales is vital in supporting businesses, creating jobs, and boosting our economy. Yet Labour and Plaid’s direct attack on Welsh motorists is slowing Wales down and holding our economy back. Under Labour and Plaid, we have seen 20mph default speed limits introduced, the M4 relief road scrapped, and the freezing of…
The Welsh Ambulance Service has revealed some of the non-emergency calls made to 999 in the past year. Among them was someone with a sore throat, someone with a wobbly tooth and someone with ointment in their eye. One person called 999 because they had accidentally swallowed mouthwash, while another called with a fishing hook…
Councillor Andrew Morgan OBE has reconfirmed his decision not to seek re-election in 2027. For this reason, Cllr Morgan will step down as Leader of Rhondda Cynon Taf in advance of the Council’s Annual General meeting in May 2026. Cllr Morgan, who also leads the Welsh Local Government Association, is the current longest-serving local government Leader…
