The Open Spaces Society have published Removing and improving path paraphernalia guidance to local authorities, land managers, and rights-of-way volunteers on the provision of easy access to paths and countryside. The information sheet aims to help those who share the society’s goal of reducing unnecessary and undesirable structures from our public paths. Too often our way is…
Pollution is not restricted to North Wales it is up to everyone to prevent pollution but mistakes are made Are you managing your waste safely and legally? We all know how important clean rivers are for the environment, wildlife and people. Yet, across North East Wales, rivers are at risk from pollution caused by accidental…
Natural Resources Wales timber scandal ‘incompetence, not corruption’ NRW has had its accounts criticised by the Wales Audit Office three years in a row after it sold timber repeatedly without going to the open-market. The original contracts, made in 2014 and worth £39m to NRW, were awarded without tender to BSW Timber.24 Our environmental regulator,…
Work will begin on the next phase of the Safe Routes in Communities scheme for Hirwaun – to deliver more road safety and pedestrian improvements at targeted locations throughout the village, including new safe crossing points. Last year, the Council delivered works to improve road safety and create a safer pedestrian environment locally. They ranged…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is becoming famous for cutting public services for the children of Rhondda Cynon Taf now they are picking on Additional Learning Needs who attend a local school. Our ALN (Additional Learning Needs) class at Penywaun Primary School has been situated at the school for 17 years, and unfortunately now faces a…
The Cii invites local people to sign up for BRiC, a communityregeneration project centred around the renovation of an empty home,starting in January 2025.The project will be located within a short walk of Cwmbach Train Station and otheraccessible transport links. The Cii will begin advertising project spaces in the nearfuture and anyone aged 16 and…
Some patients in Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board are benefitting from a convenient digital service which allows GP practices to send prescriptions electronically to the community pharmacy or dispenser of their choice. The Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) is now being used at a number of surgeries and pharmacies within the health board area as…
RCT Council frequently claims the need to cut public services due to budget constraints, yet has approved funding for the construction of a snack bar in Pontypridd. This raises concerns about spending priorities, as this project diverts customers from local cafes and seems unnecessary given the ongoing cuts. Stephen Williams, the council’s Director of Transport…
On Friday, September 27 we hosted our first ‘Race Against Hate’ event at Sobell Leisure Centre in Aberdare. The event brought together around 100 primary schools from across Merthyr and Rhondda Cynon Taf to run in unity against hatred. It wasn’t just a run – it was an event that demonstrated the collective power of…
This month marks one year since the Labour Welsh Government introduced default 20mph speed limits across Wales, the same 20mph speed limit that the Welsh Government’s own Explanatory Memorandum said would cost the Welsh economy up to £8.9 billion. Yet people from all corners of Wales continue to protest and show their disenchantment with this…
