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Public Services Ombudsman for Wales and Enforcement Conduct Board agree memorandum of understanding over complaints handling

Team @ AberdareOnline15 May 202615 May 202603 mins

The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales (PSOW) and the Enforcement Conduct Board have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) intended to enhance how the two organisations work together on complaints involving enforcement agents. The Enforcement Conduct Board provides independent oversight of the enforcement industry to ensure people subject to enforcement action across England and Wales are…

Welsh council secures £730k fine against major supermarket chain for hygiene offences

Team @ AberdareOnline15 May 202615 May 202602 mins

A district judge has ordered supermarket giant Morrisons to pay a £737k fine, following a prosecution brought by Torfaen County Borough Council. Newport Magistrates’ Court also ordered WM Morrisons Supermarkets to pay the council’s costs of £11,200 and a £2,000 victim surcharge. The local authority became aware of the conditions after a routine inspection by…

Welsh Conservative Leader Unveils New Shadow Cabinet Team

Team @ AberdareOnline15 May 202602 mins

Welsh Conservative Leader Darren Millar MS has unveiled his new shadow cabinet team. The appointments are the first since the Senedd elections on the 7th May. Darren Millar MS said: “I am proud to unveil my new Welsh Conservative team in the Senedd. “The team brings together a wealth of talent and experience. It will hold…

River wall repair scheme to get underway in Aberdare

Team @ AberdareOnline14 May 202614 May 202604 mins

The Council will soon undertake an important scheme to repair and future-proof the pictured river wall near Aberdare Railway Station and the Sobell leisure centre site. The main scheme will get underway from Monday, May 18, with a single-day footpath closure. The main repairs will then be undertaken over three weeks, following directly on. Inspections of the…

First Minister names Cabinet Minister for Local Government and Counsel General Designate in first ministerial team

Team @ AberdareOnline14 May 202614 May 202604 mins

First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth has appointed his Cabinet including the Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning and the Counsel General Designate. Siân Gwenllian has been named Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning, while Elfyn Llwyd is Counsel General Designate. Other appointments include Sioned Williams as Deputy First Minister and Cabinet…

Serious Patient Concerns At Royal Gwent Hospital

Team @ AberdareOnline14 May 202614 May 202602 mins

Commenting on reports surrounding patient safety concerns at the Royal Gwent Hospital, the Welsh Conservatives have criticised the health board and their handling of the incident. The hospital breached its duty of care to a patient when one of its physician associates (PAs) carried out a lumbar puncture on her, a health board has admitted….

Residents Still Waiting for Rhondda Fach Relief Road as Council Completes Cycling Route

Team @ AberdareOnline14 May 202614 May 202606 mins

Residents across the Rhondda Fach have renewed criticism of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council after the authority announced progress on the final phase of the Rhondda Fach Active Travel Route — a project many say has replaced long-promised plans for a proper valley relief road. This week, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council confirmed that construction work on…

Swansea man jailed for driving bulldozer into pub in Aberdare

Team @ AberdareOnline14 May 202614 May 202603 mins

A man from Swansea has been jailed after driving a bulldozer into a pub in Aberdare in December 2025. Daniel Morgan, 35 from Swansea was sentenced on Thursday May 14 at Merthyr Crown Court to three years and six in prison. This sentence follows guilty pleas to aggravated vehicle taking and property damage over £5,000,…

Mental Health Awareness Week 2026

Team @ AberdareOnline14 May 202609 mins

The theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (11-17 May 2026) is action. Awareness about mental health is not enough on its own; we also need to turn this into action, whether that’s big or small. It could be something you do for yourself, for someone else or for all of us. Read more about…

High Court dismisses contempt of court application under ‘persons unknown’ injunction as defendant was known to the Pontypridd quarry operator

Team @ AberdareOnline13 May 202613 May 202604 mins

The High Court has dismissed an application to commit an environmental protestor for contempt of court because he did not fall within the definition of “persons unknown”, it has been reported. Dale Vincent was a resident of Glyncoch, South Wales, who led protests at Craig yr Hesg quarry on numerous occasions in 2024 and 2025….