Why is RCT Council advertising Dare Valley Country Park Hotel as accommodation when visitors cannot book a room? Did you know Dare Valley Country Park in Aberdare was the first country park in England and Wales to be created from land previously utilised by industry? It was opened in 1973 and is now a 500-acre…
A scheme to repair a wall at Abernant Road will take place next week requiring a local footway closure – scheduled for half term to minimise disruption. The wall (pictured) is located just south of the turn into the former hospital site, and will be repaired using Council revenue funding. The scheme will take place…
It seems that the persistent problem of flooding along footpath 160, which is a Public Right of Way (PROW), remains a troubling thorn in the side of the local community. Despite the repeated highlighting of this issue on social media, the local authority, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council, has shown little inclination to address the matter…
Just imagine if South Wales had the volume of rain Scotland has had in the last few days when are Rhondda Cynon Taf Council going to publish a comprehensive list of where the dangerous tips are why did Rhondda Cynon Taf Council appeal a decision made by The Information Commissioners Office to publish this information?…
Have you ever thought about the person who collects your refuse and recycling and what their daily role involves? This Recycle Week, we’re looking at the real people who deliver the service to households across the County Borough. Streetcare Recycling Operative/Driver Steven Blake is showing residents his job and how we can all help to…
Below was taken from Facebook slightly adjusted. Rhondda Cynon Taf Council are pulling the plug on their care at-home service for the most vulnerable clients and people in our valley !!! They have told them to seek out private care companies !!! This is another blow to these very vulnerable people in our society after…
The Council are pleased to announce the launch of our very own RCT Schools Eco Award. The launch event took place at Pontypridd High School on Friday October 6th attended by Councillor Lewis (Cabinet Member for Education, Youth Participation and Welsh Language) and Councillor Leyshon (Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Corporate Services). Here Members…
Local Communities: Putting Democratic Resilience at the Forefront RCT Council is comprised of 75 Elected Councillors who set the overall policies and budget for the Council as outlined below? The Council has a Cabinet which is made up of just 9 Executive Members (Councillors) who are responsible for creating policies and making key decisions on the way…
Commenting on the news that the true picture of A&E waiting times in Labour-run Wales has been seriously and deliberately under-reported for a decade due to so-called ‘breach exemptions’, Welsh Conservative Shadow Health Minister, Russell George MS said: “I would like to commend the Royal College of Emergency Medicine for uncovering this deliberate under-reporting of…
This recycling week (16th-22rd October) we’re asking residents to join the national campaign ‘The BIG RECYCLING HUNT’ and the Wales Recycle campaign to ‘BE MIGHTY, RECYCLE’ for RCT! Both campaigns aim to make us all stop and think about the items that we can and should all be recycling. The national campaign looks at the items…
