The Merthyr PIPYN team celebrated the launch of the brand new children and families programme today by climbing Pen Y Fan and accessing the free local services for families at Cyfarthfa Park. They were joined by families, key stakeholders for the programme and their local project ambassador Kerry Morgan, from Active Merthyr. The team hopes…
The Council would like to reassure residents and visitors that the Dare Valley Gravity Family Bike Park will continue with a new supplier after May 9, following the recent announcement from Pedalabikeaway that it will no longer operate the facility after this date. The current provider made the decision that it would not continue with…
Aberdare MTB So sad to hear the news about the gravity park this is not good it was doing so well for our town, with job losses so sad for the team at PedalAway. UPLIFT & BIKE HIRE AT DARE VALLEY BIKE PARK The Gravity Family Bike Park formed part of the wider £1.5m investment…
One of the oldest Armed Forces veterans in Wales, the oldest in Rhondda Cynon Taf, is celebrating his 100th birthday this week surrounded by family, friends and former Servicemen and women at a special event held in Pontypridd. Gordon White, known all his life as Pop Gordon White, known all his life as Pop, was born…
The Cwmbach Community FB site, understandable there are concerns from local residents over the sale by auction of a disused coal tip above the village. The tip is overgrown for many years with established trees and I expect wildlife to breed in the natural habitat of an overgrown coal tip. The Council As Rhondda Cynon…
A first-of-its-kind competitive grant in Wales offering Delivery Grants between £50,000 and £250,000 to support peatland restoration was launched at the end of March. This new grant follows two rounds of Development Grants offered in 2022/23 to plan for ‘shovel-ready’ peatland restoration. Launched on 31 March 2023, the new competitive Delivery Grants, from a total…
Residents are invited to have their say on potential options to alter the section of the Taff Trail at Trallwn – to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists, make the route easier to follow and promote access to nearby communities. Improvements to the Taff Trail through Trallwn The need to improve this section of the…
The Council’s Youth Engagement and Participation Service (YEPS) has taken to the road and is out and about in our communities providing activities and support for young people aged between 11 and 25. The ‘mobile youth clubs’ regularly visit areas across the County Borough, in the evenings, after school and during school holidays, offering information,…
After 130 years, the mysteries of the 1893 National Eisteddfod in Pontypridd have finallybeen unravelled with the publication of a new book ‘No One Remembers Pontypridd: Theforgotten story of the 1893 National Eisteddfod of Wales’ by Sheldon Phillips. Three of theauthor’s great uncles were involved in the organisation of the 1893 Eisteddfod, including theGeneral Secretary,…
Back in November 2022, we searched an address in Porth after being made aware of suspicious activity. The search yielded a well-established cannabis factory. Following an investigation carried out by the Mid Glamorgan Organised Crime Unit, six large-scale cannabis factories were linked to two men. Ashley Carter Howard Williams On Wednesday (15 March), Ashley Carter,…
