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…
Another Wales stitch-up. Plaid Cymru promised change, yet within hours we already have another Labour-Plaid pact, backed by the Lib Dems and Greens. Huw Irranca-Davies, Labour’s former Deputy First Minister, becomes the supposedly impartial Presiding Officer, and the same political bloc keeps control of the Senedd. Nothing has really changed. Wales still faces years of…
As we head to the polls this Thursday, May 7th, the people of Aberdare and the wider Cynon Valley face a massive choice. With Welsh devolution starting in 1999, we are now marking exactly 27 years of Labour running Wales. For nearly three decades, we have seen the same decisions, the same excuses, and the…
Schools in Wales are underperforming and underfunded. Despite the Welsh Government receiving around 20% more funding per head than elsewhere in the UK, less is spent per pupil, and outcomes continue to lag behind. International league tables show that under Labour, propped up by Plaid Cymru, Wales has the worst-performing education system in the UK,…
Aberdare Police Station was open to the public in 2011. Do we need the Aberdare Station reopened? Anti-social behaviour, abusive language, and poor behaviour will not be tolerated on bus services in and around Aberdare Bus Station and the town centre. There has been an increase in reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB), and public order…
Healthy life expectancy in Wales has dropped markedly over the past decade, with women now experiencing a 3.7-year drop, the steepest decline in the UK, highlighting growing health challenges across Wales. After 27 years of Labour, backed by Plaid Cymru, outcomes have worsened, with too many people spending longer in ill health. Commenting, Welsh Conservative…
After more than a quarter of a century in charge, serious questions are now being asked about whether Welsh Labour has simply been in power too long in Wales. The latest flashpoint came when former First Minister Mark Drakeford appeared on Sharp End and suggested stopping Reform UK should be a priority. To critics, it…
