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Pontypridd youngster, Megan Hole, has scooped a top prize for her creative entry in a national gas safety competition. Megan, age 10 who attends Hafod Primary School in Rhondda Cynon Taf, won the Key Stage 2 Wales entry of the ‘Get Creative, Be Safe’ competition picking up a prize of £150 for herself and £300 […]

The TfW Summer Bike Event tour across Wales and its Border counties continues this week. In partnership with British Transport Police, TfW is providing the public with the opportunity to get their bicycle security marked and protected free of charge and next stop on the tour is Pontypridd Railway Station on Wednesday 12th July from 13:00-17:00. […]

More people in Wales are buying second-hand and reducing their energy usage in a bid to save money, according to the latest results from the National Survey for Wales. The results show a significant increase in the number of people minimising their energy use at home (75% compared to 62% last year), with cost being […]

The first of five phases of work to improve the Rhondda Fach Active Travel route will start next week – to upgrade the existing path in Maerdy into a wider, more suitable shared route for pedestrians and cyclists.  Welsh Government has recently announced that the Council was successful in securing more than £3.43m from the […]

Work is set to begin next week on a second phase of repairs to the river retaining walls between Ynysybwl and Glyn-coch – requiring temporary traffic lights and a reduced speed limit at a section of B4273 Ynysybwl Road. Several sections of the river wall along the B4273 from Ynysybwl to Glyn-coch were damaged during […]

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Cabinet Members have agreed to consult residents on a draft Aberdare Town Centre Strategy which sets out a future vision for the town, introduces clear objectives, and identifies several areas of investment.  At its meeting on Wednesday, June 28, Cabinet considered the draft strategy which was informed by early engagement with the public […]

Trivallis Reveals Plans to Prevent Anti-Social Behaviour Through Estate Re-Design This Anti-social behaviour Awareness Week, Trivallis housing association has revealed its plans to improve the Cae Fardre estate in Church Village and make it a safer place for everyone to live. Phase one of the plans will use smart design to rearrange public spaces on […]

On Monday 3 July, Careers Wales will be opening the doors to a new careers centre in Pontypridd. A team of experts will be on hand to provide free and impartial careers guidance and coaching, from support with sourcing jobs or apprenticeships, developing CVs and applications or identifying training and education opportunities, through to changing […]

A local hero in Mountain Ash has been named a Cynon Valley Champion by Member of Parliament Beth Winter. Ken O’Leary was awarded the prize at Glenboi primary school in Mountain Ash today for his fundraising efforts for Welsh Children’s Cancer charity LATCH as well as other local charities. LATCH is a charity that supports […]

Three weekly bin collection changes will come into force across Rhondda Cynon Taf from Monday 3rd July. The changes that are being introduced to increase recycling rates, could not have come at a more important time as the County Borough has recently announced a significant drop in recycling rates. Over two thirds of Councils in Wales […]

Cabinet has received an update on the process of creating a new special school for Rhondda Cynon Taf, to respond to current and projected capacity pressures. A statutory consultation was agreed to begin the next stage of the formal process.  At their meeting on Wednesday, June 28, Cabinet Members considered a report which seeks formal approval to […]

New legislation to restrict the placement and price promotion of products high in fat, sugar and salt is to be introduced in Wales. The new law, which will be introduced in 2024 and will be rolled out across Wales by 2025, builds on the commitment to improve diets and help prevent obesity by restricting the […]