Residents in Cwmbach may notice work activity from next week around the Nant y Groes watercourse, as part of the Council’s maintenance programme for coal tip sites. The work is being funded by Welsh Government and will complete vegetation management along the banks of the watercourse, to allow further survey work to be undertaken. Site…
Residents are advised that a section of the Taff Trail between Trallwn and Cilfynydd will be closed for emergency works during the weeks ahead, for important activity to rectify storm damage. Welsh Government funding has been secured to deliver the works from next week. Site setup will start on Monday, October 27, with the closure…
Given the unique risk of continued significant flooding at Clydach Terrace, the Council is progressing discussing the acquisition of properties.
Thursday, 30th October 2025 – 3:45 PM Flying Start Early Years Centre, Godreaman Street, Godreaman, Aberdare CF44 6DF South Wales Police and your local Aberaman councillors invite residents to attend the next PACT (Partners and Communities Together) meeting. Neighbourhood policing is at the heart of our approach to keeping South Wales safe. Your local team…
As part of ‘Operation BANG’, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has once again teamed up with local partner agencies from South Wales Police and South Wales Fire and Rescue Service to make sure that everyone who wants to celebrate Halloween and Bonfire Night does so safely. This time of year, is not fun for everyone and…
In 2012, the Council announced a £7.7 million funding package for the Aberdare Townscape Enhancement Programme, a project that promised to revitalise the town centre. Yet, the work stopped short at Cardiff Road, leaving Market Street and other key areas untouched. Over a decade later, that unfinished work still stands as a reminder of promises…
Following the statement from Labour’s Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change on plans to create a new economic regulator for water in Wales, the Welsh Conservatives have criticised the management of Wales’ waterways by the Labour Welsh Government. Janet Finch-Saunders MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and the Environment, also condemned Dŵr Cymru…
RCTCBC is planning a repair scheme for Croes Bychan Bridge, Croes Bychan Road, CF44 0EJ. The works will involve concrete repairs to the underside of the bridge, removal of the footways/verges and road surfacing, concrete repairs to the top of the bridge deck, application of a waterproofing system, reinstatement of footways & carriageway and masonry…
Sunday, around 1:30 PM, four illegal off-road motorbikes were on the A4095 Penrhiwceiber. Off-road motorbikes are frequently seen on the main roads, posing a danger. Local officers are taking action to address the issue of illegal off-road motorcycles in Gelli, Pemtre Recently, PC Claire Radford and PCSOs David Hughes and Viv Mumford were out on…
Take a close look at these two NRW flood maps of Aberaman.The older map clearly shows large sections of the Aberaman floodplain highlighted as high-risk flood zones. But in the latest version, much of that same area—now heavily developed—has mysteriously lost its flood-risk status. It’s hard not to notice the difference.So, the question is: where…
