A company has donated £50,000 to a local rivers charity after equipment and containment failures led to pollution incidents in the River Taff. PB Gelatins UK has also paid £14,775 towards Natural Resources Wales’ (NRW) investigation and legal costs as part of an Enforcement Undertaking. The case relates to two pollution incidents in April and…
Most dog owners do the right thing – but dog fouling is still an issue we need to tackle. We’re asking residents to take part in a consultation on the future of local dog control measures. Your ideas and feedback matter Consultation closes 20th July https://orlo.uk/tQfc9 Remember to make your comments count and carry out…
Llanharan Primary School Nominated for Best Documentary Llanharan Primary School in Pontypridd has been nominated for Best Documentary at this year’s Into Film Awards, for their mini-documentary The Mari Lwyd, a film exploring the history and meaning of one of Wales’s Christmas traditions. The class of 22 pupils, from Years 5 and 6, are nominated…
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With the Welsh Government now in Plaid Cymru’s hands, families in Rhondda Cynon Taf are asking a simple question: when does the campaigning become action? For months, Heledd Fychan MS — Plaid Cymru Member of the Senedd for South Wales Central — has been one of the loudest voices against the controversial cuts to home-to-school…
The campaign for improved community facilities in Aberaman has reached an important stage following months of correspondence, petitions, and community support. After a petition signed by 234 residents was submitted, local MP Gerald Jones contacted Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council on behalf of residents seeking answers about the future of community provision in Aberaman….
This Dementia Action Week, we’re shining a light on a music project helping to bring meaningful moments to patients at Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend. Live music sessions are taking place on the hospital’s Care of the Elderly and Dementia wards, supporting patients who may be living with dementia, frailty or long-term health conditions, as well as their families, carers and the…
Fresh questions are being raised over what local residents describe as a “two-tier” approach to environmental protection in Wales following a new Natural Resources Wales (NRW) story celebrating conservation work for Wales’s rarest butterfly. NRW’s latest article highlights volunteer efforts to protect the High Brown Fritillary at Old Castle Down in the Vale of Glamorgan,…
Foster carers in Rhondda Cynon Taf share ‘breakthrough’ moments for Foster Care Fortnight. The first time a child laughs, opens up about their day, asks to watch a film; these are moments that many might take for granted, but for foster carers in Wales, they symbolise one thing, a breakthrough. Children who have experienced trauma…
Schools in Wales are underperforming and underfunded. Despite the Welsh Government receiving around 20% more funding per head than elsewhere in the UK, less is spent per pupil, and outcomes continue to lag behind. International league tables show that under Labour, propped up by Plaid Cymru, Wales has the worst-performing education system in the UK,…
