By Simon Rice, Group Manager for Technology. If you’re among the many who make use of free Wi-Fi services in our shops, hotels, train stations and airports, you may have noticed how different the sign-up process can be – ranging from just a simple click, to completing a lengthy form before you get online. With so many…
Dear Sir or Madam, On behalf of Macmillan Cancer Support, I would like to thank your readers for their amazing efforts to ensure the success of World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. We know that thousands of coffee mornings were held in schools, workplaces, community centres and homes all over Wales to raise money to support people…
We are trying to piece together the final movements of a Pontypridd man found dead in the River Taff. Marcin Kaminski, aged 26, was discovered in the River Taff on Monday 31st August. Detectives are appealing for witnesses who may have seen Mr Kaminski to come forward. He is known to have been at both…
The Neighbourhood Policing Team in Ferndale and Maerdy are looking for the rider of a motorbike after it was seen mounting the pavement and collided with a pedestrian in Ferndale. The victim was knocked off his feet during the incident which happened around 2.30pm on Sunday 20th September. PC Steve Davies said: “Thankfully the victim…
Community and voluntary groups are once against being given the chance to secure FREE, good quality furniture and equipment, thanks to Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s innovative RCT Together approach. Following a successful event earlier this year in which surplus equipment from schools which have closed after the opening of the £50m Aberdare Community School…
The Labour Cabinet in RCT today passed the proposals to reorganise schools in Rhondda and Tonyrefail taking sixth forms away from Tonypandy, Porth and Ferndale and forming a range of age 3 to 16 and 3 to 19 schools. Despite them having stated all along that the Education Minister would have the final say on…
Launching for a period of two weeks, South Wales Police will be joining the other three Welsh forces in increased activity to target motorists who use mobile phones whilst driving. Launching today for a period of two weeks, South Wales Police will be joining the other three Welsh forces in increased activity to target motorists who…
Concerns over potential subsidence have resulted in dismissal of plans to site nine turbines above a coal seam in south Wales. The Coal Authority had granted a 99-year lease to extract coal from beneath the appeal site. The parties had no doubt that a planning application seeking consent for this development would be approved. The…
The Children and Young People’s Wales Diabetes Network (and Brecon Group) launched on Wednesday 23 September to improve care for children and young people who have been diagnosed with diabetes. Our Paediatric Diabetes team are now part of the network and will contribute on a national level to a range of work that will…
Well done to Sophie Hobbs, Ffion Hansford, Mya Edwards, Alice Gay and Codi-Jo Davies from Year 9 who represented Cynon Valley U14 hockey team at the County tournament. Cynon Valley came 3rd out of 5 counties. The 5 girls did St.Johns very proud! Not only was it a tournament but it was also a Glamorgan…
