Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board will be held on Wednesday, 30 September 2020 at 14:00pm. 

The Council will begin an important scheme to upgrade two culvert inlets in Fernhill, to reduce the risk of flooding during periods of heavy rainfall. 

The Council will begin important work from Monday to progress the scheme to replace the storm-damaged Feeder Pipe footbridge, located between Abercynon and Quakers Yard. 

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board will be held on Wednesday, 30 September 2020 at 10.30 am. 

RHONDDA CYNON TAFF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL

(FFORCHNEOL ROW, ABERAMAN) (TEMPORARY CLOSURE) ORDER 2020

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded almost £3 million (£2,742,400) to 54 organisations in Wales as part of an emergency support package for the UK’s heritage sector.

As communities across Rhondda Cynon Taf adapt to new coronavirus restrictions, Wales & West Utilities wants to reassure people of the steps it is taking to keep them safe. 

An unnamed South Wales local authority has been stopped by the High Court from withdrawing three admissions of lability made in a lengthy dispute over the care while a child of J, who is now aged 20 and seeks damages.

The Welsh Government has announced that further interventions will come into force across all of Rhondda Cynon Taf from 6pm on Thursday 17, September, to help prevent increasing Coronavirus cases from spreading further. 

South Wales Police are appealing for information following a serious multi-vehicle collision which occurred on Trebanog Road, Porth at approximately 9am today (Wednesday, 16 Sept).

A coach was in collision with a number of moving and parked vehicles as it travelled along Trebanog Road.

Local restrictions imposed to control Rhondda Cynon Taf outbreak

Coronavirus laws are being tightened in Rhondda Cynon Taf Council area following a sharp increase in cases of the virus, Health Minister Vaughan Gething has confirmed.

3PM - Tuesday, September 15

The rise in confirmed coronavirus cases locally over the last 14 days (296 at the time of writing) has quite clearly shown that the virus is very much still in circulation in our communities. 

Pubs and businesses across Rhondda Cynon Taf are once again being told to follow the rules or face closure as TWO further PUBS and a BARBERS have been Served Notices in RCT. 

In partnership with Natural Resources Wales, the Council will begin significant work to install a new culvert inlet and reduce the risk of flooding in Pentre – as part of a wider comprehensive response following this year’s flood events.

Today (Monday 14 September) saw the official launch of the South Wales Trauma Network, held at the new Major Trauma Centre at the University Hospital of Wales.

There will be a temporary COVID testing centre, located at The Castle Car Park in Merthyr Tydfil, from Wednesday 16th September until Tuesday 22nd September.

Welsh Government has announced that residents MUST wear a face covering in shops and indoor public areas from Monday – but the Council continues to ask residents to volunteer to wear them with immediate effect due to the local circumstances in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

AN RAF veteran who suffered a life-changing injury in a motorbike crash has been given a new custom-built wheelchair as she prepares for her role as Vice-captain of Team UK at the Invictus Games.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Twits, James and the Giant Peach… children and adults have been delighted by Roald Dahl’s books for generations. September 13 is Roald Dahl Day, a wonderful opportunity to celebrate our favourite Dahl stories and characters with fellow fans all over the worl

An uncle and nephew from Merthyr Tydfil have raised almost £7000 by taking on a gruelling, 250-mile bike ride from Holyhead to Cardiff Bay in aid of Diabetes UK.

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has issued its first Premises Closure Notice to a licensed premises within the County Borough for failure to comply with COVID-19 guidance and regulations. 

Due to an increasing number of positive COVID-19 cases Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB and Council Leaders in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf are asking all residents to take action now to avoid the need for a formal local lock-down in the near future.

The temporary COVID testing centre in Porth will be RELOCATED to Rhondda Cynon Taf Council offices at The Pavilions, Clydach Vale, CF40 2XX, with IMMEDIATE EFFECT.

Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) has today published two companion national reports, reviewing care and support for older people in Wales.  The national review of prevention and promotion of independence for older adults considers the experiences of older people in contact with local authority socia

Social distancing means keeping people apart to help reduce the spread of coronavirus.

Where possible you should keep people 2m apart. If this is not viable, keeping 1m apart with risk mitigation is acceptable.

Redstart’s origins go back 20 years. Our first incarnation was in response to a local Government reorganisation, when the Gwent and Glamorgan design consultancies became shared service providers for multiple local authorities.

Since the appearance of Covid-19 pet ownership has been on the increase.

RHONDDA CYNON TAFF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL

(FOOTPATH 18 CWMBACH)

(TEMPORARY CLOSURE) ORDER 2020

• 33% of Brits are shopping more online than during lockdown, with 38% shopping online as much as during lockdown

Legal Charity LawWorks has announced it will expand its services in Wales having received a grant of £422,760 from the National Lottery Community Fund.

The Council has thanked a local Rhondda-based company for its kind donation of Personal Protective Equipment, which has helped provide our frontline care staff with 1,200 protective visors so far.