The Campaign to Save Royal Glamorgan Hospital A&E (SRGAE) has noted with concern that the incidence of COVID-19 at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital has spiked and that Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board has introduced a ra
Treforest-based business Gwalia Healthcare has kindly donated 5,600 bottles of hand sanitiser for the Council to distribute to more than 60 voluntary-run organisations across Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Significant temporary service restrictions will be put in place at Royal Glamorgan Hospital from today at 14.00 September 30th as increased action is taken to contain a COVID-19 outbreak within the hospital.
Commenting on the closure of many services at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital because of a spike in Coronavirus cases, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Health, Andrew RT Dav
Wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation has today released data about the number of butterflies counted in this year’s Big Butterfly Count (17th July – 9th August 2020).
A food takeaway van near Mountain Ash has become the latest business to be issued with a Premises Improvement Notice for failing to adhere to COVID-19 Regulations and posing a risk to the public.
Paul Davies MS – the Leader of the Opposition in the Welsh Parliament – has today (September 29) questioned the First Minister over a number of policy statements giv
Andrew RT Davies – the Shadow Health Minister – has said it will be an “extremely distressing time” when parents whose children died because of service failures at Cwm Taf Morgann
Children with vision impairment in Rhondda Cynon Taf are set to benefit from LEGO® Braille Bricks toolkits thanks to the Royal National Institute of Blind People’s (RNIB) work with the LEGO Foundation.
Public Health Wales is urging all eligible people in Wales to have their free flu vaccine as NHS Wales begins its largest ever national flu vaccine programme.
Cabinet has agreed to the Council creating a Social Letting Agency (SLA) to manage private rented properties for landlords – providing sustainable and affordable housing for those in need and acting as an incentive for vacant properties to be brought into use.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board has welcomed its new chief executive, Paul Mears, who joins the organisation having worked in the NHS in England since 2003.
Wales’ largest onshore windfarm is celebrating its third birthday by reporting it has invested £5million in community projects in Rhondda Cynon Taf and Neath Port Talbot - including £500,000 in emergency Covid funding.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and Motorsport UK have signed a new access agreement which will allow competitive four-wheeled rallying on NRW-managed land for the next three years.
Commenting on the admission from Public Health Wales that it had not met with the Health Minister following a significant data breach involving over 18,000 coronavirus
In November 2020, Chief Constable Matt Jukes will take up an appointment with the Metropolitan Police as Assistant Commissioner, initially responsible for the Met’s transformation programme.
RCTC Cabinet will receive an update on the Mutual Investment Model (MIM) funding element of Welsh Government’s 21st Century Schools and Colleges Programme – through which three RCT primary schools have been proposed for future investment.
All Local Authorities in Wales were granted powers under the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No. 2) (Wales) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 which came into force on 10 August 2020, to control, minimise and prevent the risk of exposure to COVID-19.
The difficulty that frontline key workers are having in accessing COVID-19 tests has recently been the subject of much discussion in parliament and the media.
Andrew RT Davies MS – the Shadow Health Minister – has given his reaction to the announcement today (September 21) that local lockdowns will be imposed on Bridgend, Merthyr
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 important work from Monday to progress the scheme to replace the storm-damaged Feeder Pipe footbridge, located between Abercynon and Quakers Yard.
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.
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.
A range of new measures will come into force from 6pm on Thursday 17thSeptember 2020, to protect people’s
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.
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.
Commenting on the announcement that Public Health Wales has admitted a data breach that saw details of some 18,105 people who tested positive for Covid-19 posted on its website for nearl
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
Due to the recent rise in the number of cases of Coronavirus in the Lower Rhondda area, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council, working in partnership with Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board will be setting up a temporary testing centre at Oldway House car park, Porth, CF39 9ST from Thursday
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.
The Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Energy, and Rural Affairs – Janet Finch-Saunders MS – has today (September 8) sought urgent clarity from the Welsh Labour-led Government as to how it will ensure
Following the announcement this week that the UK Government will increase the single-use carrier bag charge to 10p from April 2021 in England, Janet Finch-Saunders MS – the Shadow Minister for Climate
Theatr Iolo will present their first show since lockdown, a brand-new, socially distanced performance for babies in the garden of Cardiff’s multi-artform venue, Chapter.
Andrew RT Davies MS – the Shadow Health Minister – has backed a call from one of Wales’ top surgeons for action to create “Covid-light” hospitals and pathways to work through the backl
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.
In light of the revised advice on this matter by the World Health Organisation, the Local Authority is strongly recommending that from 10 September 2020, face coverings be worn by all secondary school-based staff and secondary mainstream pupils wh
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.