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…
The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) announced today that they are progressing to the next phase of their assessment of Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd’s 470 MW Small Modular Reactor (SMR) design. The process, known as Generic Design Assessment (GDA), allows the regulators to begin assessing the safety, security,…
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…
Serial Fly-Tipper, Steven Bouchard has been given a custodial sentence following fly-tipping SEVEN times across Rhondda Cynon Taf. Mr Bouchard aged 38, from Pontypridd, was caught red-handed fly-tipping across known beauty spots within the County Borough. The serial offender dumped almost 200 black bags of waste across 3 locations, namely, Engine House Road, Llanwonno, Penrhys…
In 2020, the Welsh Ministers asked the Law Commission for England and Wales to undertake a detailed review of the current legislation relating to coal tip safety in Wales. The Welsh Government’s response to the Law Commission’s review announced today has drawn on the White Paper consultation launched last summer, and the trialling of key components of the…
This stream comes from a 6” pipe in the bottom of the lower tips, which in recent years has resulted in much more water flowing off the quarry edge. Neighbours have told me in 40 years of living here… this is something new, below this old quarry are the lower coal tips. https://www.facebook.com/ynyshir2020/videos/865771381254523 The work…
Introducing a new guide to help local councils protect precious green spaces and paths, Kate Ashbrook, our general secretary, says: ‘Often town, parish and community councils (local councils) are unaware of all the extensive powers they have to deal with problems on open spaces and paths. ‘These powers are scattered in different and sometimes obscure…
Clear South Wales Coal Tips Stop Ynyshir Wind Farm 2020 You may have seen these recent notices around Ynyshir. This relates to the proposed wind turbine development above Ynyshir on the eastern hillside. It refers to a drainage condition; that the development company has yet to get the council to discharge in 5 years This…
A consultation is launching today (1 March) on Natural Resources Wales (NRW) priorities and actions in managing the risk of flooding in Wales over the next six years. NRW has a strategic oversight role for flood and coastal erosion risk management which involves the general supervision and communication of flood and coastal erosion risk management…
AberdareOnline has been sent a number of photographs of what appears to be waste material being dumped at the Ynys Fields from the photograph it looks like sections of tarmac road planings and other building material, road Planings are likely to be classed as ‘non-hazardous or hazardous waste’ and would be costly to dispose of…
