The Council has provided an update on Phase Four work to remediate the Tylorstown Landslip site. The majority of the colliery spoil has been moved to the receptor site, with good progress made to develop drainage infrastructure. The landslip on the Llanwonno hillside in February 2020 followed three storms in succession – and was triggered…
The Council’s longest-serving School Crossing Patrol Officer has retired after 35 years of service. For a period lasting almost half her life, Marion has helped pupils and families in Beddau walk safely to and from school each day. Marion Walker, 75, has served the community since 1989, halting the traffic to help pupils safely cross…
RCTCBC have opened a consultation period for a proposal to close Rhigos Primary School and transfer the pupils to Hirwaun Primary School. This is opposed by the parents, children, staff, governors and community. We are incredibly lucky to have a school that takes children full-time from the age of 3 and many children have hugely…
The A4061 Rhigos Mountain Road will be closed for five overnight work shifts from November 13-17 (9pm to 6am), for repair and maintenance work to the rock netting at the location of last year’s large wildfire. The fire in August 2022 caused major damage to the hillside and to areas of wire netting, plastic netting…
Rhondda Cynon Taf is a county borough council in south Wales. It covers five valleys and its principal towns are Aberdare, Llantrisant, Talbot Green, Pontyridd, Maerdy, Ferndale, Hirwaun, Llanharan, Mountain Ash, Porth, Tonypany, Tonyrefail and Treorchy. So why is Pontpridd getting all the major funding? Visitors to Pontypridd Town Centre may notice works activity within…
Commenting on the news that more than 100,000 homes in Wales sit completely vacant – more than 1 in 10 homes in some areas, Welsh Conservative Leader Andrew RT Davies MS, said: “This is yet another failing from Labour ministers who’ve been distracted by vanity projects like blanket 20mph speed limits and 36 more politicians….
Cabinet Members have agreed to further progress the proposals to create a new special school for Rhondda Cynon Taf by 2026, having considered the feedback received in a recent public consultation. At their meeting on Monday, October 23, Cabinet considered a thorough consultation report following the consultation period, which ran from July 4 to September…
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is urging people to be alert for flooding as Storm Ciarán is expected to bring persistent and, in places, heavy rain across Wales from Wednesday evening (1 Nov) and throughout Thursday (2 Nov) this week. The highest rainfall totals from Ciarán are expected in South Wales but large parts of Wales…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is asking its residents to ‘go green’ and fill their food waste caddies with all their ghastly party food leftovers and slimy pumpkin guts! A recent WRAP* kerbside black bag analysis of Rhondda Cynon Taf highlighted some scarily bad news, as black bag waste in RCT contained 39% of food waste…
Work will begin next week to improve the capacity and performance of the culvert inlet at Campbell Terrace in Mountain Ash – requiring a local road closure. The Council will start the scheme from Monday, November 6, with the improvements being delivered over the next four weeks. The scheme is designed to increase the overall hydraulic performance…
