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.
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…
Local authorities should be enabled to spend more time ensuring food standards are maintained, study says as one in 10 takeaways in the UK is found to have failed inspections. The latest figures from the Food Standards Agency show that chicken shops are the most likely to need immediate action, followed by Indian and Chinese…
The AA has called on drivers to make 2023 the ‘Year of the Pothole’ by reporting every blemish they find on the road network as the latest figures show an increase in breakdowns. Pothole – Report a problem In Rhondda Cynon Taf Published by the AA, the data show that the number of pothole-related breakdowns…
As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting local businesses and our town centres, the Council has launched 4 new grant programmes utilising both the U.K. Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund and the Welsh Government’s Transforming Towns Placemaking Grant. The new grant programmes are: Business Growth Grant (BGG) This grant is aimed at supporting sustainable local…
Commenting on Surfers Against Sewage holding weekend protests this weekend, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Janet Finch-Saunders MS said: Janet Finch-Saunders “With nearly a quarter of all sewage discharges in the whole of England and Wales being in Wales, the Labour Government’s track record on sewage is abysmal. “Wales sees 600,000 hours of…
The weather may have been miserable but the atmosphere at Aberdare Festival on Saturday, May 6th was anything but! The weather forecast predicted rain, rain and more rain so the What’s On RCT team worked hard in the final days leading up to the Cynon Valley’s popular annual event to change the plans almost completely…
With all the savings why is our council tax going up year on year? In response to changing operating methods and to achieve important savings to support frontline services, Cabinet has approved options to reduce the Council’s office accommodation. The proposed approach will see Council offices relocated into Council buildings around or near town centres…
Councillor Bob Harris, RCT Council’s Cabinet Member for Public Health and Communities, said: “It is once again extremely pleasing to see so many local community groups and organisations applying for the grant funding available under the U.K. Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund. Close of applications last Friday (12th May) Having spoken to Officers following the close…
Progress report on key infrastructure projects in Pontypridd Cabinet will shortly receive an update on the progress being made towards delivering major regeneration projects in Pontypridd, aimed at improving the southern end of the town centre and boosting trade for businesses. At their meeting on Monday, May 15, Cabinet will consider a detailed report that outlines the…
So does anyone think potholes are a problem and a real danger around this area? Potholes are more common this time of year following the cold and wet winter period, and we have extra teams on hand working to fix these. You can report a pothole to us quickly online here. We’ve allocated £4.8m for…
