One of Wales’ largest developers has donated to the Cardiff & Vale branch of the Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association. Persimmon Homes East Wales donated £1,000 to the branch after its volunteers applied to its Community Champions fund, which sees £48,000 donated to good causes and much-valued organisations across Wales each year. The Cardiff &…
Cynon Valley, UK – January 24, 2025 – A new and ambitious volunteer programme, the Cynon ValleyTime Network, is set to launch, thanks to a generous funding grant from the Pen Y Cymoedd Wind FarmCommunity Investment Fund (CIC). The project will provide exciting new opportunities forunderrepresented and vulnerable groups, working-age individuals and young people to…
In a sweeping enforcement operation targeting illegal employment practices, hand car washes across the UK have been fined a total of £2.9 million for employing workers without proper right-to-work documentation. The investigation, carried out by the Home Office’s Illegal Immigration Unit between July and September last year, revealed that 44 hand car washes were in…
There are 13 barber shops in Porth how many do we have in Aberdare? Why is the council allowing so many barber shops to open in small towns? Vale of Clwyd Senedd Member Gareth Davies MS has welcomed a major national crackdown on suspected high street money laundering, following targeted raids on barbershops, car washes, vape…
Cwmdar Primary School pupils have received nearly 600 brand new books after local energy company, Pennant Walters, donated £3,100 to the school. Pennant Walters answered a plea from teacher and Home School Association member, Carys Crimmings, as she was desperately looking for ways to improve the quality, and quantity, of books available across the school….
Pennant Walters has answered a plea from Business in the Community (BITC) to help support nearly 60 households in the region with cold weather essentials. Linking with BITC, the local energy company has provided funding to allow blankets and hot water bottles to be bought and distributed through partners, Citizens Advice Bureau Pontypridd and Beacon…
UK research indicates that 21% of potential holidaymakers would cancel their overnight trips if such a tax were introduced in their destination. Additionally, another 21% would reduce their spending while on holiday. Back British Holidays is calling on policymakers to reconsider proposals for tourist taxes, as new analysis suggests these levies could significantly harm local tourism economies. In…
Wales & West Utilities is starting work to upgrade gas pipes in the Pengam Road area of Ystrad Mynach. The gas emergency and pipeline service is starting the work next week (7 April) and, barring any engineering difficulties, the project will be finished by the end of May. The works are essential to keep the…
A bit of Old Aberdare Tony Williams reports today that it looks like very good news for this tunnel. By sheer coincidence, I was at Abernant at 2:30 today and witnessed a large gathering of people and vehicles. Apparently, they were representatives from civil engineering companies invited to provide tenders for the work Merthyr Tydfil…
Introducing Rachel Bedgood at CBS Screening SUCCESSFUL businesswoman Rachel Bedgood swapped her car for a rickshaw to help disadvantaged girls and women and in doing so helped raise more than £150,000. Rachel, who is CEO and founder of Complete Background Screening (CBS), joined a rickshaw challenge and travelled 1,000 miles from Chennai to Goa in…
