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Tŷ Hafan’s shop in Aberdare has recently celebrated not only 25 years of trading but also being at the very heart of the Cynon Valley community. The shop at 6 Cardiff Street first opened its doors on 29 September 1997 and was one of the first shops set up to help the then-new charity to […]

The local Councillor for the Pontypridd Town Ward, Dawn Wood is calling on RCT Council to upgrade machines in Council owned car parks that require payment so that they accept card payments. This follows the purchase of St Catherine’s Street Car Park in Pontypridd by the Council, and the removal of the option to pay […]

Plans to extend Craig yr Hesg quarry in Pontypridd and to allow it to keep going for several more years have been approved on appeal despite objections from residents and the council. Appeals against decisions to refuse the applications have been allowed by an inspector from PEDW (Planning and Environment Decisions Wales), subject to conditions, […]

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Cabinet Member for Education has visited staff and pupils at their schools in Penywaun and Taffs Well, who are enjoying multi-million pound new facilities delivered for the current school year. Councillor Rhys Lewis was welcomed by Ffynnon Taf Primary School on Tuesday, October 11, followed by Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun on Wednesday, […]

Over 1300 Cynon Valley residents have signed a petition which makes a series of demands to end the cost-of-living crisis from UK Government. Cynon Valley MP Beth Winter will submit the petition today on behalf of her constituents after spending the summer talking to residents. The petition calls for inflation proofed increases in pay, pensions […]

People across Rhondda Cynon Taf are invited to come together and pay their respects to those who made the ultimate sacrifice at the Pontypridd Remembrance Sunday Parade and Service. The event will take place in Ynysangharad War Memorial Park on Sunday, November 13. It will include a parade through the park involving people of all […]

The coronation of King Charles III will take place next year on Saturday 6 May, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. The religious ceremony will be held at London’s Westminster Abbey, and conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. The King will be crowned alongside his wife, Camilla, the Queen Consort. It is thought the coronation […]

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council are saying that good progress has been made towards recruiting a new team of Community Wardens has seen four of the 14 new officers start their roles. Once fully operational, the team will operate seven days a week, including evening patrols.  In June, RCT Council’s Cabinet agreed to employ a new […]

The Welsh Government has announced £2m to upgrade emergency department waiting areas this winter.    The improvements will provide facilities in hospital emergency departments, including improved seating, information screens, better access to water or food stations and improvements to Wi-Fi and electrical charging points. The funding is in addition to plans the Welsh Government, NHS […]

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council, Education, Employment and Training Team, has achieved a 2022 Princess Royal Training Award in recognition of its commitment to training and the positive impact that developing staff has had on the local authority. The Council is one of just 46 recipients around the country of the Princess Royal Training Award standard […]

A well-known Pontypridd Colliery will be transformed this October into an outdoor circus, live music, and fire spectacle, celebrating the history and mining community. In collaboration with the heritage custodians of The Great Western Colliery Preservation Trust, Pontypridd’s circus company, Citrus Arts will be presenting, ‘Now and Ever More’ an unforgettable one hour performance at […]