Take a close look at these two NRW flood maps of Aberaman.The older map clearly shows large sections of the Aberaman floodplain highlighted as high-risk flood zones. But in the latest version, much of that same area—now heavily developed—has mysteriously lost its flood-risk status. It’s hard not to notice the difference.So, the question is: where…
The Council has now published all five Section 19 flood investigation reports relating to Storm Bert in November 2024 – focusing on impacted locations in the communities of Aberaman, Pontypridd, Nantgarw, Porth and Treherbert. Under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (Section 19), the Council, as the Lead Local Flood Authority (LLFA), is required…
During Spokesperson’s Questions to Labour Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government, Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government, expressed his concern over the lack of action from local authorities in dealing with issues of crime and anti-social behaviour, especially when many residents feel unsafe and many business owners feel vulnerable to…
Trydan Gwyrdd Cymru, the Welsh Government owned renewable energy company, is inviting the people of Aberdare, Maerdy, Cwmaman and surrounding areas to attend consultation events for its Carreg Wen Wind Farm proposal. A digital modelling tool will be available for people to see how the proposed wind farm would look from local postcodes, and different…
Taken from FB: It seems Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board have started the process of removing palliative care from Ward 6 Ysbyty Cwm Cynon and turning it into a general medical facility. Ward 6 is a small specialist unit providing the highest quality of care, compassion and dignity during the last and most frightening…
A former consultant surgeon, Professor Christopher Wood, has been appointed to the Welsh Conservatives to advise them on health, a former member of the Prime Minister’s Business Council and CEO Joanna Knight OBE to advise them on the economy, and leading headteacher Alun Ebenezer to advise them on education in advance of the 2026 Senedd…
Philip Thomas of Clear South Wales Coal Tips. I started this group and campaign back at the start of 2021. I did so out of frustration with the lack of progress on the remediation of the coal tip slip near Tylorstown and the lack of information available on the safety of other coal tips. The…
Wales’ health service remains under severe financial strain despite significant uplifts in government funding, with all seven health boards failing their statutory duty to break even over the past three years. The latest audit of NHS accounts for 2024-25 shows that while overall revenue funding reached £11.57 billion – an increase of £927 million compared…
Parents and campaigners are set to gather in Pontypridd this weekend to challenge a controversial decision on school transport by Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) Council. A public meeting organised by the Save School Transport RCT group will take place on Saturday, October 4, at the YMa building in Pontypridd, opposite the RCT Council’s offices. Due…
In the Senedd today, Labour and Plaid Cymru Senedd Members voted against a Welsh Conservative Senedd motion outlining our plan to fix Wales’s economy, by creating more jobs and boosting growth. This includes delivering an income tax cut, scrapping business rates for small businesses, and axing the tourism tax before it comes into force. The…
