Hundreds of people filled Victoria Square today for the Remembrance Sunday service at Aberdare Cenotaph, organised by the Aberdare Branch of the Royal Welsh Comrades’ Association. Veterans, serving personnel, families, youth groups and local residents came together in the heart of the town. Many wore poppies, and the crowd spread well beyond the Square into…
The Salvation Army will play a key role in the Wales National Service of Remembrance in Cardiff this Sunday, 8 November, from 10.30am. The church and charity’s Canton Band will provide music at the Welsh National War Memorial in Cathays Park. The leader of The Salvation Army in Wales, Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Roberts, will deliver…
The Council is delighted to announce that Ysgol Cambrian in Clydach Vale has opened to pupils and staff today – becoming the fifth Additional Learning Needs School in Rhondda Cynon Taf. It has opened on a state-of-the-art new site thanks to a major investment by the Council and Welsh Government. The impressive school was handed…
Sixty years after the Aberfan disaster claimed 144 lives, a handwritten letter from the fire chief who witnessed the response offers a glimpse into the challenges faced by those who rushed to help. As the community remembers the tragedy of 21 October 1966, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service is reflecting on how emergency response…
THREE people who failed to attend Fly-tipping Enforcement interviews have been fined a combined total of £1562 at Merthyr Magistrates Court. The three separate individuals, walked away with a fine of over £500 each by failing to comply with a Notice pursuant to Section 108(4)(c) and (l) of the Environment Act 1995, having previously been…
The positive impact of the RCT Food partnership has been highlighted during a recent visit to Down to Zero by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Minister for Social Justice and Equality, Sioned Williams. Working to improve access to affordable food and strengthen local food networks across Rhondda Cynon Taf, the Council works alongside community…
Ahead of the 60th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, a former officer of The Salvation Army who supported families in the immediate aftermath recalled a grieving father asking, ‘Where is your God now?’ To mark the anniversary on 21 October, two members of The Salvation Army who witnessed the tragedy first hand, Sheila Davies (94)…
A man from Tonyrefail has been jailed after running over a police officer. Justin Evans, 30 from Tonyrefail was sentenced to three years and two months in prison when he appeared at Newport Crown Court on Thursday October 8. He was also disqualified from driving for five years. Evans changed his plea from not guilty…
The disastrous news for Welsh tourism is that unlike the 182day self-catering booking law which is now under review by thePlaid Government, Elin Jones, Plaids Minister for Finance, hasconfirmed that there is to be no change in the law regardingbabies staying in caravans. (confirmation of this statementenclosed.)The Minister has confirmed that babies will have to…
