The outdoor gym at Aberdare Park, designed for teenagers as part of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Play Area Investment Scheme, is complete! Staff have been on site installing the equipment and it is set to be complete by the start of next week. The outdoor gym is the third and final phase of improvements at…
Residents in the County Borough can now register their interest in volunteering at next summer’s Tour de France, when the Grand Départ visits Rhondda Cynon Taf on July 4, 2027! Today marks the launch of a nationwide search to find 9,000 volunteers across Scotland, England and Wales, as the application portal officially opens. Officially known…
The Welsh Conservatives have warned that dairy and beef farmers need support because of falling returns and increased costs for fuel and fertilisers, urging the Welsh Government to provide urgent support to safeguard the future of family farms. Responding to reports from the Farmers’ Union of Wales highlighting a “perfect storm” of rising input costs,…
Natasha Asghar has called for a Wales-wide investigation into health board contracts after Audit Wales highlighted a lack of due diligence in the awarding of GP contracts by Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. The Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Health and Social Care has written to the new Cabinet Minister for Health and Care, Mabon…
The Council’s modern business unit development in Robertstown continues to go from strength to strength, with all 20 units now occupied by a total of 15 local companies – illustrating the demand for the scheme in the Cynon Valley. When completed in late 2022, the major investment brought a large area of unused land off…
Glorious sunshine this bank holiday weekend has seen thousands head for popular beaches and parks across south Wales. Unfortunately, a number of children have been reported missing to us by worried parents and guardians. We’re pleased to add that all children reported missing have been reunited with them and are safe. But it’s a distressing…
The Plaid Cymru MS acknowledges the situation is “clearly unacceptable” — but warns that bringing buses back will be complex, and that the 2026 council elections will be crucial. After AberdareOnline contacted Heledd Fychan MS ahead of publishing our investigation into the school transport cuts in Rhondda Cynon Taf, we received a reply from her…
A community nature initiative in the Cynon Valley has been dealt a devastating blow after a specially installed educational feature was ripped out by vandals less than a month after it was put in place. Down to Zero, the climate action subsidiary of Cynon Taf Community Housing Group, installed a wooden Magpost on the path…
With the Welsh Government now in Plaid Cymru’s hands, families in Rhondda Cynon Taf are asking a simple question: when does the campaigning become action? For months, Heledd Fychan MS — Plaid Cymru Member of the Senedd for South Wales Central — has been one of the loudest voices against the controversial cuts to home-to-school…
The campaign for improved community facilities in Aberaman has reached an important stage following months of correspondence, petitions, and community support. After a petition signed by 234 residents was submitted, local MP Gerald Jones contacted Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council on behalf of residents seeking answers about the future of community provision in Aberaman….
