Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council is a local government council located in South Wales, UK, formed in 1996 from the merger of three councils. It serves a population of around 250,000 residents over 360 square miles, providing services such as education, social care, housing, environmental health, and waste management. The council is headquartered in Clydach Vale with satellite offices, and aims to promote sustainable development and economic growth through infrastructure investment.
A Blue Plaque dedicated to the legendary Welsh conductor, Griffith Rhys “Caradog” Jones has been unveiled on Courthouse Street, Pontypridd where he spent his final years. Caradog was born in Trecynon in 1834 and music was his passion. His most famous achievement was conducting the renowned South Wales Choral Union or Y Cor Mawr, a…
Three weekly bin collection changes will come into force across Rhondda Cynon Taf from Monday 3rd July. The changes that are being introduced to increase recycling rates, could not have come at a more important time as the County Borough has recently announced a significant drop in recycling rates. Over two-thirds of Councils in Wales will…
Taken from Philip Thomas who publishes the Facebook pages relating to Clear South Wales Coal Tips, there are a number of videos on the site relating to coal tips just use the link. A view from the middle of the high-risk tips in #Ynyshir, #RhonddaFach, looking down to the valley floor and #YnyshirCommunitySchool. A stream…
The Council has received planning permission for its revised repair scheme to the Iron Tram Bridge near Robertstown – enabling work to sympathetically restore and reinstate the Scheduled Ancient Monument to start this summer. The Council has also received Scheduled Monument Consent for the scheme, which will enable work to start on-site in July –…
The Supreme Court has granted permission to appeal the decision in Davies v Bridgend County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 80, which overturned lower court rulings that found diminution in value in Japanese knotweed cases was irrecoverable economic loss and ordered the council to pay damages to a property owner. The property owner in the case purchased…
Another serious vehicle accident occurred on Sunday the 11 June on the A4095 Newtown Mountain Ash, this notorious road junction since being constructed has seen many road accidents last Sunday a number of vehicles were involved. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council commissioned Capita to develop a programme for scheme development part of their remit was Highways…
Residents will notice works activity at A4061 Baglan Street and Jones Street in Treorchy, as the Council carries out local drainage improvements. https://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/EN/Resident/ParkingRoadsandTravel/Roadspavementsandpaths/FloodAlleviation/RelatedDocuments/Floodreports/RCT25Pentre%E2%80%93FloodInvestigationReport.pdf The work will install a structural culvert liner to the existing network, to improve the condition of the culvert and increase the network’s capacity. Work will begin on Tuesday, June 13, lasting three weeks…
Have Council Services been cut by 79% to match? The TaxPayers’ Alliance says a typical band D property occupier must now pay £2,065 compared to £568 in 1993-94. Its research shows there have been 9,462 individual council tax increases, compared to only 404 freezes and 363 cuts, while 57% of authorities have never reduced the charge….
Proposed exemptions to the default 20mph speed limit in Rhondda Cynon Taf As part of the process of adopting the default 20mph speed limit for Wales this September, the Council has identified current 30mph roads that are proposed to be exempt from the changes – as they do not meet the relevant criteria. Welsh Government…
Residents will soon be able to view important proposals for the future Pentre Flood Alleviation Scheme. It will invest in further, major flood alleviation work – building on the significant measures already carried out since Storm Dennis. The village of Pentre was one of the hardest-hit communities during the unprecedented rainfall of Storm Dennis in…
