Residents and road users are advised that five-way traffic lights are needed on the MountainAsh Cross Valley Link bridge on Monday night (April 7). To minimise disruption, the work has been scheduled for the evening and overnight, from 7pm to 6.30am. The temporary signals will cover the Miskin Road and Cardiff Road junctions and the…
Residents of Llwydcoed are facing increasing traffic congestion as the long-awaited Aberdare Bypass project, which was initially promised to coincide with the dualling of the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road, is now set to begin construction in 2026. Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) Council is currently in the process of preparing a tender to secure…
Work has now been completed to improve and enhance the culvert near Brook Street in Blaenrhondda, to reduce the risk of local flooding. The Welsh Government funded work started in December 2024 and has been completed on time, before the end of March 2025. The scheme has improved the watercourse to the rear lane of…
If we look at the Litter picking salary statistics in United Kingdom as of March 26, 2025, the represented employee makes £22,223; to be more precise pay rate is £1,852 per month, £427 per week, or £10.98 per hour.We have researched the job market for this profession in detail and derived average values. Salary rates…
The Council has recently completed targeted Resilient Roads schemes (funded entirely by taxpayers) two key commuter routes – the A4059 at Mountain Ash and the A4058 at Dinas – which are designed to reduce the risk of highway flooding in heavy rainfall. The schemes(funded entirely by taxpayers) were completed ahead of schedule in the early…
Cynon Valley MS is delighted that the Welsh Government is bringing in a new £1 bus fare for everyone up to age 21. In September children who live 3 miles from their comprehensive schools and colleges will have to either walk 6 miles or catch a bus. I you are one of the lucky ones…
Clare Pillman, who has served as Natural Resources Wales’ (NRW) Chief Executive, has announced her retirement after seven years of dedicated service. Clare joined NRW as its Chief Executive in 2018 during a testing time in its history, and has led the organisation through the challenges of the Pandemic, the major storms of 2020 and…
The Council has published an Overview Report summarising and analysing the impacts of Storm Bert across the County Borough in November 2024. This will be followed by five Section 19 flood investigation reports in the months ahead, each specific to areas hit by flooding – and residents are now asked for their help to inform…
Planning permission has been granted for the Council to build a brand new 3-19 school for pupils with Additional Learning Needs (ALN) – a key milestone towards the delivery of this modern and exciting development in 2026. Last year, Cabinet agreed to establish the County Borough’s fifth ALN school in an investment that responds to…
Audit Wales has criticised public authorities in Wales for failing to comply with key biodiversity requirements including the duty to prepare a biodiversity plan. In a report, The Biodiversity and Resilience of Ecosystems Duty, the watchdog also criticised the Welsh Government itself in one respect. Audit Wales said the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 aimed to reverse the…
