The major Welsh Government Caerphilly office, costing you the taxpayer £1.1 million, has 253 workstations, with as few as 10 people in the building. including a £146,340 per year electricity bill and £34,540 for gas, as pensioners go without. Is this the best use of your money The Welsh Government’s Aberystwyth office, which costs YOU…
Cuts to school transport for children due to the council’s claims of insufficient funds – just who do they think they’re fooling? Taxpayers have now provided an additional £5.6 million in external funding to establish the tea garden. Do we need an election? The Council has provided a progress update on the major works to…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is facing criticism from parents and campaigners across the Cynon Valley over its school transport policies—policies that some are calling short-sighted, unfair, and harmful to children’s health and well-being. In a controversial move, Labour councillors have scrapped school bus services for children living up to 3 miles from the school, leaving…
Applications for winter 3G pitch bookings across Caerphilly County Borough will open on Friday 16th May and close on Sunday 8th June 2025. The application window covers all managed 3G pitch sites, including the new and upcoming facilities at Risca and St Cenydd Leisure Centres. Clubs and organisations are encouraged to contact the relevant leisure…
A Category C coal tip is classified by the Welsh government as having the potential to impact public safety, requiring at least one inspection per year. This indicates a risk of collapse or landslide, though it is not an immediate threat. Email to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council below. RE: URGENT INTERNAL REVIEW REQUEST –…
Customers of Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water pay too much for a basic water supply, and now they have the cheek to increase our water rates because of the lack of investment since 1989. When private water companies took over the control of water supplies from local councils. Then our water rates were included in our…
At First Minister’s Questions (FMQs) today, the oposition Leader challenged the First Minister to agree with him and accept the Prime Minister’s characterisation of the United Kingdom of being at risk of becoming “an island of strangers”, due to the rate of immigration and a failure of many to properly integrate. The Welsh Conservatives highlighted…
Natural Resources Wales is not working to restore and protect the Cwmbach Wetlands you have to ask the question, why it is a natural floodplain. Can you spot the difference in the photographs? https://elflaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Wetlands-day-2025.pdf A river habitat restoration scheme has been completed on the River Usk to renaturalise the river and reconnect it to its…
The specific cost of using asylum hotels in Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) is not detailed in the available local council documents. However, nationally, the Home Office reported that housing asylum seekers in hotels costs UK taxpayers over £8 million a day, with the vast majority of the £4.7 billion spent on asylum support in 2023–24…
We would like to remind all residents and visitors that fishing is strictly prohibited on the Cwmbach Wetlands. This is private community land and a protected site where fishing, lighting fires, and other unauthorised activities are not allowed. We have recently been made aware of individuals fishing illegally, even erecting a fishing platform on the large pond and…
