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The well-balanced Rhondda Cynon Taf Council Overview and Scrutiny Committee? Decided to follow the 8 members of the Council Cabinet and ban black bin collections

Team @ AberdareOnline29 July 202429 July 202403 mins

Councillor Karl Johnson on FB: Sorry all, working with other councillors we tried to get the decision to be further scrutinised by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council following multiple concerns – however the Overview and Scrutiny committee rejected this implementation starting from 30th September 2024 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴? There has been a significant increase…

Davies on Cardiff Airport: “use new cash to support Welsh steel”

Team @ AberdareOnline29 July 202401 mins

Renewing Welsh Conservative calls for the Labour Welsh Government to divert the new funding announced for Cardiff Airport to Welsh steelmaking, Andrew RT Davies MS, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives said: “Labour’s insistence on ploughing funds into Cardiff Airport is a prime example of the economic unfairness that they have perpetuated for 25 years. “While…

Focus must shift to the people’s priorities

Team @ AberdareOnline29 July 202429 July 202401 mins

Responding to comments made by Huw Irranca-Davies on the BBC’s Sunday Supplement programme, Andrew RT Davies MS, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives said: “After months of instability and Labour infighting, the focus must shift now to the people’s priorities. “The incoming Deputy First Minister has been clear with his comments, he has admitted that Labour…

‘Soul destroying’ reality for parents of additional learning needs children

Team @ AberdareOnline26 July 202401 mins

Commenting on an ITV Wales report on the daily experience of parents of children with additional learning needs, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Education, Tom Giffard MS said: “The Labour Welsh Government is creating a lost generation of young people through their damaging cuts to education. “School budgets have been slashed by Labour, not just…

Labour’s re-education diversity training costs balloon to half a million a year

Team @ AberdareOnline25 July 202425 July 202401 mins

Commenting on a Welsh Conservative Written Question revealing the cost of ‘upskilling practitioners’ in diversity and anti-racist professional learning (DARPL) of £815,942 since 2022, having increased to nearly half a million per year in 2023/24, Andrew RT Davies MS, Leader of the Welsh Conservatives said: “Wales’ schools and hospitals are crying out for cash, yet…

Eluned Morgan confirmed Labour Leader in Wales

Team @ AberdareOnline24 July 202420 June 202504 mins

Mair Eluned Morgan, another unelected and controversial figure, is set to become the next leader of the Welsh Government. Her tenure as Health Minister has been marked by record waiting times for treatments, longer waits in A&E, and delayed emergency ambulance call-outs. This raises concerns about Labour’s track record in managing Wales’ critical sectors. Mark…

Another £200 million for Cardiff Airport

Team @ AberdareOnline22 July 202422 July 202401 mins

Responding to the news that Cardiff Airport will receive an additional £206 million over the next decade as part of Labour’s ‘long-term strategy’, Natasha Asghar MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Transport Minister said: “The people of Wales have been well and truly fleeced with this vanity project, one of Labour’s most costly to date. “The Labour…

Plaid Cymru says they will challenge the RCT Labour Cabinet’s decision to change waste collections.

Team @ AberdareOnline22 July 202422 July 202403 mins

Plaid Cymru to challenge the RCT Labour Cabinet’s decision to change waste collections. We will not sit back and ignore the voices of our residents. We have serious concerns about this change and do not accept that one size should fit all. We will be joining other councillors from different parties following the acceptance of…

Withyhedge Landfill update: Enforcement Notice compliance

Team @ AberdareOnline19 July 202407 mins

Work to manage landfill gas emissions which have impacted communities surrounding Withyhedge Landfill must continue with pace, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said today (19 July) as it confirmed that the requirements set out in recent Enforcement Notices served on the site have been met. NRW issued site operator Resources Management UK Ltd (RML) with two…

Labour-run Wales continues to have the lowest employment and highest economic inactivity in UK

Team @ AberdareOnline18 July 202418 July 202401 mins

Responding to the latest labour market statistics for Wales which show a continued decline, Samuel Kurtz MS, Shadow Economy Minister, said: “Under Labour’s increasingly failing grip on power, the Welsh economy continues to lag far behind the rest of the UK. “Wales has the highest economic inactivity and the lowest employment rate in the whole…