Local authorities “are using a legal loophole” to house families in bed and breakfast accommodation for longer than the legal limit, a children’s legal rights charity has claimed. Just for Kids Law said its Freedom of Information requests had shown in the last year that out of 1,641 families with children housed in council-owned B&Bs…
On Wednesday March 6th, fifty-seven very excited pupils and staff attended WE Day UK 2019 at Wembley Arena, London. WE Day is a celebration of young people from across the UK who have made a difference in their local and global communities. It is a private event, attended by twelve-thousand pupils and teachers. Pupils cannot…
Men and women in Taff Ely are seeing ‘net’ gains in their fitness and wellbeing, with the arrival of walking football and rugby groups in Pontyclun. The Cwm Taf community is the latest to launch the walking sports, following the success of teams at Sardis Road, Pontypridd, and Cambrian in the Rhondda. Men and women…
Beers from China, Australia, Brazil, South Africa and the USA, as well as the UK, will be available at Yr Ieuan Ap Iago in Aberdare during its 12-day real-ale festival. The pub in High Street will be serving a range of beers during the festival, which runs from Wednesday 27 March until Sunday 7 April…
We believe he has information about an incident which occurred in the Tonypandy area of Rhondda during the late 1980s.It’s also believed he went by the name of Tony and had links to the Salvation Army.He is encouraged to make contact if he sees this appeal, as is anybody who recognises him or who knows…
The National Assembly for Wales’ main opposition party will today call on the Welsh Government to launch an independent inquiry into the failings of Natural Resources Wales (NRW). Welsh Conservatives will ask Assembly Members to debate the problems that have plagued the Welsh Government quango since its formation in 2013, and vote on whether an…
South Wales Police has successfully prosecuted an individual who has been handed a suspended prison sentence in Court for assaulting an Enforcement Officer – supporting the Council’s zero-tolerance approach to violence against its staff. Regan Everson, 40, of Dunraven Place in Ogmore Vale, Bridgend, appeared at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates’ Court on Friday, March 1, where…
RHONDDA CYNON TAFF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL (FOOTPATH 44 ABERDARE) (TEMPORARY FOOTPATH CLOSURE) ORDER 2019 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council intends not less than seven days from the date of this Notice to make an Order under Section 14(1) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 which will have…
Once again part the 478 of the National Cycle Network is again blocked by floodwater also a well used Public Right of Way from Aberdare to Cwmbach. The flooding at this point is a well-established problem and Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is aware of this. Reported again on Twitter yesterday the resident reporting there…
Maternity staff shortages at Royal Glamorgan Hospital are posing a ‘potential risk to the safety of patients’ according to Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW). The HIW held an unannounced inspection at Royal Glamorgan in October and found serious problems which warned of a potential risk to patient safety. This was less than two weeks after Cwm…
