Fresh questions are being raised over what local residents describe as a “two-tier” approach to environmental protection in Wales following a new Natural Resources Wales (NRW) story celebrating conservation work for Wales’s rarest butterfly. NRW’s latest article highlights volunteer efforts to protect the High Brown Fritillary at Old Castle Down in the Vale of Glamorgan,…
Another Wales stitch-up. Plaid Cymru promised change, yet within hours we already have another Labour-Plaid pact, backed by the Lib Dems and Greens. Huw Irranca-Davies, Labour’s former Deputy First Minister, becomes the supposedly impartial Presiding Officer, and the same political bloc keeps control of the Senedd. Nothing has really changed. Wales still faces years of…
Foster carers in Rhondda Cynon Taf share ‘breakthrough’ moments for Foster Care Fortnight. The first time a child laughs, opens up about their day, asks to watch a film; these are moments that many might take for granted, but for foster carers in Wales, they symbolise one thing, a breakthrough. Children who have experienced trauma…
Residents are advised about a road closure at the Llanwonno Mountain Road from Monday to Wednesday next week, to undertake emergency culvert works. The location of the closure is from Bryn Fynnon to Llanwonno Road, north east of the junction at Llanwonno – for a distance of around 265-metres, as shown on the following map. The…
Public frustration with the Labour Party government continues to grow following Cabinet resignations, rising welfare costs, pressure on public services, and increasing support for Reform UK in national polls. For many working people, the feeling is simple: they pay more in taxes while receiving less in return. Concerns over NHS waiting times, illegal immigration, housing…
298,905 people filed their Self Assessment tax return in the first week of the tax year and arecord 737,891 in April 2026.86,270 did their 2025 to 2026 tax return on Easter Monday, 6 April.People who file their tax return early and are owed a tax refund, can receive it sooner. Hundreds of thousands of taxpayers…
The work is vital to ensuring gas continues to flow safely and reliably to homes and businesses across the area – helping to keep people warm for decades to come. The work starts on 18 May, and will be ongoing for a year. The project is part of Wales & West Utilities work to invest…
On International Nurses Day, we are proud to shine a spotlight on just some of the nurses working across Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, whose skills, compassion and commitment make a difference to patients, families and communities every day. From hospital wards to community settings, specialist teams and secure services, our nurses work in many different roles but today we’re shining a spotlight…
Today I attended the Outpatients Department at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon only to find the self-check-in kiosks covered with “DO NOT USE” notices. This comes just months after reports celebrating the “re-introduction” of the kiosks across Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board hospitals as a way to reduce queues, improve privacy and modernise patient check-in systems. According…
Neighbourhood Manager PC Radford of Rhondda’s neighbourhood policing team attended at an address in Gelli last week and seized a Sur-Ron electric bike that was seen being ridden on a road within the area. As this bike is illegal to use on UK roads, the rider did not have the required driving licence or insurance,…
