Welsh Conservatives have called for urgent action to improve children’s health in Wales following a stark warning from paediatricians that Wales risks creating the “unhealthiest generation of children in decades”. Analysis by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) shows a worrying deterioration across a range of child health indicators, including vaccination uptake, oral…
Plaid Cymru has repeatedly criticised the Labour-led Welsh Government over standards, funding, staffing and outcomes in Welsh education during Labour’s 27 years in office.That history is particularly relevant following the publication of the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment—PISA—results, which show Wales behind England, Scotland and Northern Ireland in maths, reading and science.Wales scored 456…
Wales is continuing to fall behind the rest of the UK in international education rankings, with new PISA results showing Welsh pupils significantly underperforming their peers in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The PISA 2025 results show Wales recorded an average score of 456 in maths, compared with 492 in England, 473 in Northern Ireland…
The section of Croesbychan Road in Llwydcoed has reopened following the completion of repair works to the bridge that carries the road. The summer scheme to future-proof the structure involved concrete repairs to the underside of the bridge deck, work to the topside of the deck, and waterproofing. Once the main works were finished, the…
Jason O’Connell MS has criticised Welsh Labour politicians in Newport for opposing proposals to close junctions on the M4, arguing their concerns ring hollow after Welsh Labour cancelled the M4 Relief Road in 2019. The Reform UK Wales Shadow Cabinet Minister for the Economy and Transport said Labour’s criticism ignores the fact that it was…
South Wales Police neighbourhood teams in Cynon are continuing a summer-long operation targeting illegal off-road bikes being ridden on public roads across the valley, after a bike was seized in Aberdare last week. In a statement posted on Facebook, officers said they were taking a “zero-tolerance approach” to bikes being used in an anti-social manner,…
The Welsh Conservatives have condemned Plaid Cymru’s refusal to support a Wales-wide inquiry into grooming gangs, accusing the party of turning its back on victims and vulnerable women and girls. In response to a Written Question from Welsh Conservative Leader Darren Millar MS asking whether the Welsh Government would bring forward an independent Wales-wide inquiry…
Let’s not forget the Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s 1.2km long Cynon Gateway North project will connect the A4059 Aberdare Bypass, east of Penywaun, to a new roundabout at Croesbychan, constructed as part of the A465 Heads of Valleys scheme. A three-year contract that will run from May 2026 to June 2029. https://www.geplus.co.uk/uncategorised/cynon-gateway-project-resurrected-as-atkins-realis-joins-team-09-10-2025 Answering questions from the…
The Plaid Cymru MS acknowledges the situation is “clearly unacceptable” — but warns that bringing buses back will be complex, and that the 2026 council elections will be crucial. After AberdareOnline contacted Heledd Fychan MS ahead of publishing our investigation into the school transport cuts in Rhondda Cynon Taf, we received a reply from her…
Residents across the Rhondda Fach have renewed criticism of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council after the authority announced progress on the final phase of the Rhondda Fach Active Travel Route — a project many say has replaced long-promised plans for a proper valley relief road. This week, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council confirmed that construction work on…
