RESIDENTS DEMAND ACTION AS COUNCIL DELAYS SPARK OUTRAGE** Aberaman residents are questioning why their community has gone more than three decades without a community centre, while every surrounding village, many with far smaller populations, has received investment and modern facilities from Rhondda Cynon Taf Council (RCT). The long-running frustration came to a head this autumn…
RCT’s Plaid Cymru Leader responds to Council Leader Councillor Karen Morgan represented the Plaid Cymru group in the State of the Borough debate today. Our focus was on the experiences of residents across RCT today. Our group has been instrumental in bringing attention to the UK Government’s withdrawal of the winter fuel payment which has…
We are pleased to announce Down to Zero, in partnership with Cwmbach Community Wetlands / Gwlyptiroedd Cymunedol Cwmbach, have been awarded £222,024 in funding from The Woodland Investment Grant (TWIG) to improve accessibility to Cwmbach wetlands and woodlands in Aberdare. TWIG is a scheme being delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with…
It is not helping when Rhondda Cynon Taf Council cuts School Transport Save School Transport RCT Group had a meeting with the Welsh Government Transport on Monday, 17th November. This meeting was very positive. We have so many questions for them we could only do 5. However they have agreed for us to forward the…
Sport Caerphilly is encouraging community sport clubs across Caerphilly County Borough to apply for the 2025-26 Facility Grant, with funding still available to support capital improvements that enhance local sporting environments. The grant, funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and aligned to the ambitions of the Sport and Active Recreation…
Volunteers from the Caerphilly Miners Centre have once again been recognised for their incredible efforts in creating handmade blankets for people in need across the community. Now in its eighth year, the blanket project has grown from a small group producing just 14 blankets to more than 100 each year, made up of around 2,500…
Local sporting heroes were recognised at the Sport Caerphilly Sport Awards 2025, held at Bryn Meadows on Friday 7th November. The annual celebration brought together clubs, volunteers and community leaders to honour those making an outstanding contribution to grassroots sport across the county borough. Hosted by Sport Caerphilly, the event celebrated individuals and organisations whose…
The Welsh Labour Government has announced a ‘new plan’ to make the NHS in Wales ‘greener’ as long waits for treatment continue to increase. The Health Minister’s “NHS Wales Decarbonisation Strategic Delivery Plan” aims to achieve a Net Zero NHS by 2050. The Welsh Conservatives have criticised the Health Minister’s “warped priorities”, particularly given the latest…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Cabinet has approved a new model for the Disabled Persons Parking Bay Scheme, following an independent review and extensive public consultation held between July 14 to September 8, 2025. The scheme, which provides designated on-street parking bays for eligible disabled residents, was suspended in 2023 to allow for a full review….
This article contains references to military service and armed conflict. We understand thatthese topics may evoke strong emotions or memories, and encourage readers to proceedwith care. Remembrance: ‘It’s important to remember and recognise those that have servedacross the generations’, says Wales Air Ambulance Trustee and Veterans’Commissioner for Wales James Phillips. Wales Air Ambulance Trustee James…
