Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) — Outrage is mounting across the borough as residents voice fury over Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s decision to scrap household wheelie bins in favour of black bags — a move seen by many as another cost-cutting exercise disguised as environmental reform. Despite yearly council tax increases, RCT Council continues to strip…
Cabinet has agreed to continue the Council’s Local Business Rate Reduction Scheme in 2025/26. This important scheme will provide around 750 business that already qualify for 40% rates relief from Welsh Government next year with additional support of up to £500 from the Council. The Retail, Leisure and Hospitality (RLH) Rates Relief in Wales Scheme…
I think Chris Bryant and Buffy Williams need to come to Ferndale. It was chaos in Ferndale at 8:25 a.m. this morning. Have your say on the proposed walking and cycling route for Ferndale I waited for the lights to change to green opposite the Co-op. When they did, cars were waiting in the crossing…
Few of Wales’s 22 councils put service user perspective information at the core of their reporting and tend to focus on outputs rather than outcomes, the Auditor General for Wales has said. Adrian Crompton said it was consequently hard to see whether councils knew if they used public money well, and said he expected to…
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…
