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Members of Pontypridd Men’s Shed will play a part in an opera being staged at Yma in Pontypridd on Saturday November 18. Presented by Swansea City Opera the uplifting and humorous production focusses on the Men’s Shed Movement and the benefits it offers within communities. The aims of Men’s Sheds are for men to connect, […]

The A4061 Rhigos Mountain Road will be closed for five overnight work shifts from November 13-17 (9pm to 6am), for repair and maintenance work to the rock netting at the location of last year’s large wildfire.  The fire in August 2022 caused major damage to the hillside and to areas of wire netting, plastic netting […]

Minister for Climate Change Julie James has announced the Help to Stay Wales mortgage support scheme, a new funding package for Welsh homeowners having difficulty paying their mortgage. With rising interest rates, energy costs and cost-of-living expenses, not being able to meet mortgage repayments is a reality many homeowners are facing. As part of the […]

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has announced a £1 maximum single fare for all bus journeys that start and end in Rhondda Cynon Taf will be applied for the whole of December 2023 – providing cheaper travel this festive period.  Subsidised bus travel was successfully provided for a six-week period earlier this year, between July 24 […]

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Cabinet Members have agreed to further progress the proposals to create a new special school for Rhondda Cynon Taf by 2026, having considered the feedback received in a recent public consultation. At their meeting on Monday, October 23, Cabinet considered a thorough consultation report following the consultation period, which ran from […]

People across Wales are being urged to prepare for flooding as Storm Ciarán is set to bring persistent and heavy rain across Wales this evening (1 Nov) and throughout Thursday (2 Nov). In addition to the heavy rain, strong winds are also expected. A yellow Met Office rain warning has been updated to cover the […]

Working Wales hosted a special event to recognise the importance of working with partner organisations at the new Careers Wales centre in the YMa building in Pontypridd last week. Opening its doors in July this year, the new careers centre has been welcoming customers for appointments with careers advisers and employability coaches. Hosted on Thursday […]

Transport for Wales is another step closer to delivering the South Wales Metro and has now electrified the railway line from Aberdare to Pontypridd and Merthyr Tydfil to Abercynon. Over 60,000 meters of Overhead Line Equipment (OLE) has now been energised across the whole South Wales Metro rail network. The South Wales Metro will provide […]

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has provided an update on the major repair scheme to Berw Road Bridge in Pontypridd. More than 500 individual concrete repairs have been made so far, and the update sets out the remaining works programme. The Listed structure, known as White Bridge, was damaged by Storm Dennis, and closed with immediate […]

Newydd Housing Association, with more than 900 homes in Rhondda Cynon Taff, is set to undertake a significant programme of investment in existing and new homes in mid and south Wales after agreeing a new £45m funding package with Danske Bank. The structured loan facility is Danske Bank’s first deal with a housing association in […]

Trivallis has launched a new Warm and Well campaign that aims to change outdated approaches to dealing with damp and mould in the home. We all know that damp and mould can be a problem, especially during the colder months. Many homes face challenges because of old buildings, not knowing how to prevent problems, and […]

Handsome Cockapoo Toby is still waiting for his forever home, more than 1,500 days since arriving in the care of Hope Rescue. He had a very sad start to life in a puppy farm, where he was kept in isolation for most of the time. Poor Toby was completely shut down when he first arrived […]