Responding to the news that Wales is making “painfully slow” progress in getting more people to walk and cycle, Natasha Asghar MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Transport Minister, said: “Active travel is important for the health of people in Wales as well as reducing the environmental impact of cars for unnecessary journeys. “However, there needs to…
A well-known local businessman, trading under the name of the ‘Recycling Man’ has been caught red handed and dealt with in court after he fly-tipped waste that he was entrusted to dispose of Mr. Andrew Williams of Bell Street, Trecynon, regularly advertises his business (Recycling Man) on Facebook stating that all waste is disposed of…
Commenting on the news that the Junior Tour of Wales cycling race has been shortened and rerouted due to Labour’s 20mph speed limit, Welsh Conservative Shadow Transport Minister, Natasha Asghar MS said: “It is extremely disappointing to see yet another fixture in Wales impacted by the Welsh Government’s default 20mph speed limit policy. “This exciting…
Newydd, a housing association with properties across Rhondda Cynon Taff, has achieved the ‘We invest in people’ Gold Award following an intensive assessment process by the international organisation Investors in People. The Investors in People framework sets out the criteria for high performance through people. It’s a simple framework to benchmark the effectiveness of leadership and management practices…
AberdareOnline, the community website that has been sharing local news and information since March 2000, is pleased to announce that it has received a grant of £750 from the Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund – Micro Fund. The grant will be used to purchase new equipment to support the operation of AberdareOnline, allowing…
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced a “new approach” to prioritise complaints made under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) where there is “significant public interest”. The ICO said the public interest criteria has now been “clarified and refined”. It said: “The new criteria provides clear guidance and expectations about what constitutes significant public…
Gareth Davies MS, Member of the Welsh Parliament for the Vale of Clwyd and Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Social Services has reflected on the rise in anti-social behaviour since the implementation of the smacking ban. “This law, this encroachment on the lives of Welsh families is emblematic of the overbearing nanny state in operation,…
Celebrating the Success Of Our Towns Mountain Ash will receive £10,000 in investment Pontypridd will receive £20,000 in investment Mountain Ash and Pontypridd town centres have been crowned winners at the prestigious national ‘Let’s Celebrate Towns’ Awards, held in London, ranking them among the top eight towns in the UK. The awards, sponsored by Visa,…
The Court of Appeal has overturned lower court rulings that diminution in value in Japanese knotweed cases is irrecoverable economic loss and ordered a council in Wales to pay £4,900 in damages to a property owner. The appellant in Davies v Bridgend County Borough Council [2023] EWCA Civ 80) purchased a house in Nant-y-moel in 2004 as…
The Aberfan disaster was the collapse of a National Coal Board spoil tip near the village of Aberfan on the morning of 21 October 1966. A spoil tip is a pile of waste rock and soil removed during coal mining. A tribunal tasked with investigating the Aberfan disaster published its findings on August 3, 1967….
