Construction officially underway on Aberdare's new £22m Coleg y Cymoedd campus and First Minister Carwyn Jones is grinning like a Cheshire cat at a photo opportunity but this was before Brexit brought him down to earth. http://i4.walesonline.co.uk/incoming/article10979773.ece/ALTERNATES/s615/JS84030278.jpg After the demise of The Aberdare High Level Railway Station for railway passenger services on both the High…
Leading local re-use charity toogoodtowaste are extending the opening hours at their Aberdare branch and will be open on Saturday’s 9am – 5pm. During July there will be special offers in store, every Saturday. They are extending their hours to help even more people in need and through opening on Saturday’s they are hoping that…
Please support our SCREENING FOR LIFE by helping us spread the word. Screening for Life is our national campaign to raise the awareness of the importance of screening. YOU CAN HELP US! On the 1st July we would like to see everyone on Facebook and Twitter posting about our campaign at the same time and…
Date: Saturday June 18th. Location: Snowdon, Cadair Idris, Pen-Y-Fan. The Event: ‘Ty Hafan – Welsh Three Peaks Challenge’ (to walk a distance of 20.3 miles and a total ascent of 9,397 feet or 2,864 metres). Thirty-six members of staff (teaching and non-teaching) from Mountain Ash Comprehensive School (organised into eight teams of four walkers and…
Natural Resources Wales is asking people not to use fireworks or start bonfires, especially in places like nature reserves, as they can threaten the wildlife that lives there. This follows a number of isolated incidents at several nature reserves across Wales recently. Two bags of used and discarded fireworks were collected from the Dyfi…
The Council’s Youth Engagement and Participation Service is the first organisation in Wales to be awarded the prestigious Quality Mark for Youth Work in Wales. The Welsh Government launched the Quality Mark for Youth Work in Wales in October 2015 to provide a robust, independent, external assessment of the quality and performance of organisations that…
ITV Presenter Carl Edwards was the special guest at today’s (June 24) Men’s Health event at Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre. The television front man was just 24 when he was diagnosed with testicular cancer and was keen to share his experience with men of all ages who came to the free Men’s Health Fayre organised…
Mick Antoniw AM has been appointed as Counsel General for Wales, in which role he will provide legal advice to the Welsh Government and represent it in legal proceedings. The Counsel General’s responsibilities include: responding to proposals or consultations that affect legal matters in Wales; advising on the development of Welsh Government policy on legal matters;…
Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales and Healthcare Inspectorate Wales have today challenged local authorities and health boards to improve the planning and delivery of services for people with learning disabilities. The inspectorates delivered a lengthy national inspection programme in six local authorities and local health boards, to see how services were planned and delivered…
The WLGA fully recognises and respects the views of Welsh voters in the EU referendum and the decision to exit the European Union. This is a seismic change in UK public policy, and time will be needed to fully digest all the implications. There are serious consequences for Welsh councils both as the largest employer…
