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…
Extension of Rhondda Fach relief road to remain on the table despite Wales freeze on road building A report from a scrutiny committee working group looked at the development of future transport infrastructure in RCT Plans to extend the relief road for the Rhondda Fach should remain on the table despite the Welsh Government moratorium…
Above image, new RCT Council offices Llys Cadwyn contract cost £38,373,496.52 Tina Collins is campaigning to get the plans reversed and help the children in the area get to school Rhondda Cynon Taf Save the School Transport Group held a public protest outside the new council offices in Pontypridd yesterday to challenge the Labour councillors…
Wind farms: Although land restoration can help mitigate further carbon release, the payback time is often calculated to be longer than the wind farms’ lifetime. https://www.abdn.ac.uk/stories/peatland-windfarms/index.html#:~:text=The%20deeper%20the%20soil%2C%20the,of%20carbon%20dioxide%20are%20released. How are bats affected by wind turbines? Dead bats are found beneath wind turbines all over the world. It’s estimated that tens to hundreds of thousands die at wind…
Repairs to Rhigos Mountain road are, overall, progressing well. The works are critical to future proofing this key route. As the major mountainside repairs are entering their final stages with a series of intricate works, the contractor is making constant progress with the complex works programme in a challenging environment. Without this work the council…
In Wales, 20% of children in Wales are functionally illiterate at the time they enter secondary school, an absolutely staggering figure. This is all whilst PISA after PISA result have Wales languishing at the bottom of UK performance tables. The problem is clear. In England, the cueing method to teach reading was banned in 2005,…
Residents across Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) are expressing their dissatisfaction with the recently introduced “3 black bag” limit for household waste. Despite many households diligently recycling everything they can, the removal of wheelie bins in favour of this system has caused frustration and confusion, especially since the first weeks have seen numerous black bags left…
The ongoing delays and misguided decisions by both the Welsh Labour Government and Labour-run Rhondda Cynon Taf Council have led to significant increases in traffic through the villages of Llwydcoed and Hirwaun. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has previously stated that a road link between the A4059 and the A465 (Aberdare Bypass) is vital for the…
The Council has provided an update on the Riverside Footbridge replacement in Llwydcoed – with the new structure having recently been assembled on site and lifted into place, ahead of its planned opening to the public in November. The former footbridge provided a key link for pedestrians and cyclists between the community of Llwydcoed and…
The planned developments in Abernant, which will add a combined total of 450 dwellings, are set to significantly strain an already overburdened local infrastructure, particularly around the Ynys Roundabout. This area is notorious for congestion, especially during peak hours. The bypasses to the north and south of Aberdare experience frequent queuing, and this additional housing…
