‘Race Against Hate’ event at Sobell Leisure Centre in Aberdare and at Newbridge Fields in Bridgend.
Last week we hosted our third ‘Race Against Hate’ event at Sobell Leisure Centre in Aberdare and at Newbridge Fields in Bridgend. Led by South Wales Police’s Community Safety Partnership teams, the initiative continues to deliver vital early intervention work, helping to build more cohesive and inclusive communities at a time when such engagement has…
Valley Veterans Receive Prestigious Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Gold Award
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council is proud to congratulate Valley Veterans on receiving the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award 2026 – the highest accolade within the scheme. Valley Veterans is one of eight Welsh employers named among 162 organisations across the UK to receive the prestigious ERS Gold Award this year. The…
Young carers set sail on unforgettable Channel adventure
Eight young carers from Caerphilly County Borough took part in an unforgettable five-day sailing voyage, crossing the English Channel, developing new skills and achieving a recognised sailing qualification. The group travelled to Portsmouth before joining a Challenger yacht operated by the Tall Ships Youth Trust and setting sail for the Isle of Wight and Alderney….
Practice direction for possession proceedings comes into force amid phased rollout
The Online Procedure Rule Committee’s (OPRC’s) practice direction for possession proceedings, setting out the procedure for claims using the new digital service for possession claims, has gone live. The digital service is the first to be governed by the Online Procedure Rules 2026. The practice direction provides the procedural requirements for claims issued through the…
Important progress with drainage works at Tylorstown Landslip site
The Council has provided a progress update on the ongoing activity at the Tylorstown Landslip site, which continues to focus on the extended works in Phase Four of the Remediation Plan – with this work nearing completion. The contractor’s recent activity has largely centred round important drainage work. The landslip on the Llanwonno hillside in…
REFORM MS MEETS MERTHYR PRACTICE AS SURGERIES COME UNDER GROWING PRESSURE
Local MS Jason O’Connell has met with the team at Pontcae Medical Practice in Merthyr Tydfil to hear directly about the pressures facing GPs and patients as part of the #SaveOurSurgeries campaign. General practice is facing growing demand alongside increasingly complex workloads and financial pressures. Pontcae Medical Practice currently serves thousands of patients in Merthyr…
FIX AUTO UK LAUNCHES NATIONAL DRIVE TO GETMORE WOMEN INTO AUTOMOTIVE CAREERS
Fix Auto UK launches EmpowHER, a nationwide drive to get more girls intoSTEM careers through vehicle repairFix Auto UK, the country’s leading group of independently owned vehicle repair centres,has today revealed the full programme behind EmpowHER, its powerful national strategyto get more women and girls into automotive repair, and help those already in the industrygo…
South Wales Police are asking for help to find Ricky Harris, last seen in Maes-y-Deri, Aberdare
Saturday, September 26, marks a poignant occasion – Ricky Harris’s 34th birthday. It’s a day that should be filled with joy and celebration, yet for his family it carries a heavy weight as they remember the last time Ricky was seen on CCTV at around 2:20pm on Saturday, November 18, 2023, in Maes-y-Deri, Aberdare. Detective…
ICO approves WASPI code of conduct for information sharing across Welsh public services
The Information Commissioner’s Office has approved the Wales Accord on the Sharing of Personal Information (WASPI) UK GDPR Code of Conduct for Information Sharing Protocols, the first code of conduct in the UK to cover public and third sector organisations and only the second to be approved under Article 40 of the UK GDPR. The…
Tourism Tax will harm our economy
Commenting on reports that experts are calling for greater flexibility in the way the proposed tourism tax can be levied within a local authority, Paul Davies MS, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport, said: “Labour and Plaid’s tourism tax is yet another burden on hospitality and should be axed. “We should be…