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Alex Davies-Jones, the Member of Parliament for Pontypridd & Taff Ely, has launched a new award to recognise community groups in her constituency who go above and beyond to help others. The new Community Group award aims to highlight the work community groups, which are often staffed by volunteers, do to help others in their […]

At the start of April 2023, a newly installed defibrillator was used to save a man’s life at Cardiff Central Railway Station.  An unconscious man was spotted at the station and two British Transport Police Officers used the defibrillator after delivering CPR. Paramedics took over procedures when they arrived and the man was taken to […]

Gilfach Goch FC is celebrating after landing a donation of £2,700 from a local energy company. Local energy company, Pennant Walters, made the donation from a fund linked to two of its windfarm projects which are situated in the local community. The money will now go to support its junior and foundation set up, which […]

Important maintenance work to the Lanelay Bridge in Talbot Green will start next week, as Rhondda Cynon Taf Council carries out a comprehensive refurbishment scheme to repair and future-proof the large structure. The masonry arch bridge carries Lanelay Road over the River Ely near the A473 roundabout, and repairs will get underway from Monday, May […]

Shoppers at the Barnardo’s charity store in Pontypridd spotted a familiar face behind the counter when First Minister Mark Drakeford called in to meet some of its dedicated volunteers. The First Minister was visiting as part of the Big Help Out which has encouraged six million people across the UK to mark the Coronation by […]

In response to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, the Member of Parliament for Pontypridd, Alex Davies-Jones MP hosted a local event to support residents from across Pontypridd and Taff Ely with their bills, pensions, personal finances and more. The event took place at Rhydyfelin Community Centre and brought together organisations including Citizens Advice RCT, Riverside Community […]

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has provided 20 new bus shelters and various other bus stop improvements along the key bus route between Porth, Tonyrefail and Gilfach Goch – using a significant funding allocation from Welsh Government. Works to improve the Strategic Bus Corridor have been completed using major funding from Welsh Government’s Local Transport Fund […]

Hope Rescue is currently in the eye of a perfect storm. The aftermath of the pandemic, huge rise in dog ownership and the cost-of-living crisis has hit the charity hard. Despite the challenges, they continue to do all they can to help dogs and owners in need, but their resources are stretched to the absolute limit. In this […]

Over 1.1 million visits were made to 23 staffed Cadw sites between April 2022 and March 2023. Visitor numbers to Cadw’s staffed sites have recovered to 92% of pre-Covid levels. An estimated well over 1 million visits were also made to unstaffed Cadw sites. Income, including from visits to Cadw sites, have recovered past pre-Covid […]

Rail passengers are being urged to plan ahead and check before they travel for the rest of April as infrastructure upgrades take place across the Wales and Borders network. Rail passengers are being urged to plan ahead and check before they travel for the rest of April as infrastructure upgrades take place across the Wales […]

One of Wales’s busiest ‘A’ roads has been given a full spring clean by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Streetcare team in a bid to tackle road-side litter. Almost 400 bags of litter were collected along the A470, between Taffs Well and Abercynon during one of its periodic clean-ups of the widely used route. These clean-up […]

The main demolition phase for the Castle Inn Bridge in Treforest will start on site from Monday, April 24. The activity over the coming weeks will enable the permanent replacement bridge to be installed during the summer.  Castle Inn Bridge is a Listed structure that spans the Afon Taff between River Street in Treforest and […]