Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has no money for your kids school transport but the council can provide subsidised transport for anyone irrespective if they live outside the RCT area if they travel anywhere within RCT, has the council got its priorities wrong? So why is the so called cash strapped Labour controlled council doing this,…
Caegarw Primary School of Mountain Ash is due to receive a significant upgrade to its playground climbing equipment. The school has received a generous gesture from local business, T Samuel Estate agents. Under the Local Management of Schools, it is a school’s Governing Body that is responsible for playground equipment. The school’s initial saving plan…
The first phase of a significant repair scheme to drainage infrastructure will take place across several streets in Mountain Ash over the coming weeks. The site activity will focus on repairing existing sections of a culverted water course piping and rebuilding manholes – across Victor Street, Cliff Street, Eva Street, Stream Street and High Street….
The Council has received the contractor Alun Griffiths’ latest progress update for the major Rhigos Mountain Road repairs. The final phase of work has proven extremely challenging, with a further 700 tonnes of rock needing to be removed and transported from the site, which was unexpected in the initial work programme. Despite the best efforts…
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 Council has supported the owners of the Pencelli Hotel in Treorchy to secure important grant funding – which will help convert the building within the heart of the community, and reopen it as a new restaurant, bar and hotel. The property at Pencai Terrace is a former public house that had closed intermittently during…
Councils told to favour wheeled bins due to injury risk The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has urged councils to consider the “whole range of powers” available to them when tackling waste disposal issues, after finding examples of councils taking an “overly zealous approach” to enforcement. Household waste offences take place when someone…
The first phase of consultation for the Council’s 2025/26 Budget will soon start, after Cabinet agreed to continue its established two-phase approach from recent years – combining face-to-face meetings with digital engagement. Each autumn, the Council takes a comprehensive approach to inform the setting of the following year’s Budget, and engagement with residents and stakeholders…
RCT Council Cuts Waste Collection Safety Standards, Endangering Health of Workers and Residents A recent decision by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council (RCTC) to replace wheelie bins with black bags for waste collection has raised serious concerns over health and safety standards. The change, made without public consultation, appears to disregard modern best practices that prioritize…
Cabinet has agreed to further progress the exciting redevelopment proposals for the Rock Grounds buildings in Aberdare. The Council has now officially appointed a partner to design, develop and construct the project, that will establish a quality hotel, restaurant, bar and spa at the town centre site. Proposals for the Rock Grounds site were first…
