November 2018

Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Ken Skates AM, has announced that the My Travel Pass scheme will continue until at least March 2020, and will extend to all people aged 16 to 21 resident in Wales.

Cwm Taf University Health Board wants you to express your views on current health care provision and/or future service planning.  You are therefore invited to attend one or all of the following public meetings.

South Wales Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious road traffic collision which occurred in Treorchy j

Welsh Conservative Leader Paul Davies AM used First Minister’s Questions today to ask the First Minister if he was proud that his government has seen Wales rank bottom of UK nations in PISA rankings on his watch, to which he responded “yes”.

The tourism sector within Rhondda Cynon Taf has grown significantly, with guests from China, Australia, Germany and the Middle East amongst over two million people visiting in 2017.

New safety measures in the private rented sector should also apply to social housing, the Law Society has said, arguing that “there is no logic for having different safety standards between private and social housing”.

The Council has signed a 99-year lease to transfer St. Mair’s Day Centre in Aberdare to Age Connects Morgannwg (ACM) – enabling the charity to proceed with its plan to deliver a Community Hub on the site.

On November 21st MACS will be visited all day by the ‘Higher Tour’ from Manchester.

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A vivid portrait of a world far removed from the showbiz glitz of Riverdance, the award-winning The Humours of Bandon is a charming reminder that there’s more to life than learning the right steps.

PEOPLE who live in Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) are being encouraged to donate shoeboxes full of items for elderly and vulnerable people being supported by a care provider in the area this festive season (November and December, 2018).

The Penywaun Paraders have been special guests of Rhondda Cynon Taf’s Mayor after clinching the coveted world title. 

Bridgend County Borough Council has been fined following the death of a 15-year-old boy and injury of another after a collision with the school minibus.

Lauren Hughes, Lowri Tedstone, Abbi Middlecott and Ffion Withers (Y11) were invited to perform at the Wales AGENDA Conference held at Cardiff University on October 26th. The pupils showcased their First Give 2017 £1000 charity winning dance/presentation for Women’s Aid RCT.

The Shadow Health Secretary has welcomed the findings of a review that confirms that ambulances are reaching the sickest patients in Wales first, but notes that there are still areas of concern.

Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) has published its 2017-18 annual report, outlining its work throughout the previous year.

Zeelo, the flexible shuttle service, will be offering Welsh Rugby Union fans in Aberdare FREE

Business Improvement Districts in Wales today urge the Welsh Government to adopt the cut in business rates announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in last Monday’s Budget.

South Wales Police have secured a criminal behaviour order for a teenager from Hirwaun.

Professor Philip Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, will attend a civil society briefing in Wales on 6 November, hosted by Children in Wales in Cardiff. This is part of the Special Rapporteur’s visit to the UK from 5-16 November.

Angela Burns AM, Welsh Conservatives Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health:

Nursing staff are taking a wound clinic into the community as part of a new Leg Club in the Rhondda.

A Blue Plaque in memory of champion boxer David Dower MBE is being officially unveiled on his former home in Abercynon this coming weekend. 

“It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils…”

Hi uncle, Allan Perkins, makes a plea for anyone with information to come forward - to help him and Jamie's father, John, who was too ill to be interviewed, have some sort of closure to what has been a painful and traumatic past 12 months.

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