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Trivallis housing association is holding four roadshows across Rhondda Cynon Taf as part of its ongoing commitment to tenant involvement and community engagement.  These are the first major community events run by Trivallis since before the Covid pandemic, and it is hoped they will signal to tenants and communities that “Trivallis is Back”.  The first […]

Wales will play England twice next August – both home and away – ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. Wayne Pivac’s side will also meet world champions South Africa in Cardiff as part of their warm up preparations for the tournament. Wales will welcome England to the Principality Stadium on August 5th […]

Alex Davies-Jones, MP for Pontypridd, has launched a short survey designed for businesses based in Pontypridd and Taff Ely to share how inflation, the cost of living and rising energy prices have affected them. The survey, which will run from one month through to November 2022, gives RCT businesses a platform to share how they […]

The Wizz Air Cardiff Half Marathon returned in style, pushing fundraising efforts past the twenty million pounds mark since the event first descended on the capital in 2003. Ahead of race day, event organisers Run 4 Wales reported that fundraising figures for this weekend’s race stood at an incredible £2.3 million. This year’s incredible efforts […]

The Raymond Williams Centenary Tour is described by its organisers as “a uniquely immersive tour of South Wales on October 15th bringing the centenary of Raymond Williams to a close – and inspiring a new generation of fans and followers”. Raymond Williams was born in Pandy near Abergavenny in 1921 and the Raymond Williams Foundation (RWF) is […]

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s Cabinet has received an update on proposals to build a new special school in Rhondda Cynon Taf. The school will significantly help relieve existing capacity pressures and prepare for further demand for school places in the future. A report to Monday’s Cabinet meeting presented an updated data set highlighting increasing pressures […]

A college in South Wales has become the first in Wales to receive a national sporting accreditation that recognises organisations that go above and beyond in their efforts to support student athletes. Coleg y Cymoedd has been awarded the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) dual career accreditation which is given to institutions that demonstrate a […]

Energy company Vattenfall has revealed the Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund has helped to catalyse £20.1 million of community investment in the Welsh valleys, supporting more than 450 local projects and businesses in its first five years of operation. The fund, launched in 2017 in the Afan, Rhondda, Cynon and Neath Valleys, has […]

The majority of Transport for Wales (TfW) services across the Wales and Borders network will be suspended on two days in October due to the on-going national industrial action. The National Union of Rail, Maritime, and Transport Workers (RMT) has announced two days of strike action will take place on Saturday 1 and Saturday 8 […]

Young people and education staff in Wales can now access free Welsh lessons as part of a Welsh Government initiative to increase the number of Welsh speakers.  18-25 year olds can enrol on Welsh courses with the National Centre for Learning Welsh, and will not be asked to pay when registering. Free Welsh lessons are also […]

Great news for Aberdare residents as a new re-use shop has officially opened at 31/32 Cannon Street. The third, ‘The Shed’ which is based on the high street in Aberdare town centre, has been officially opened by RCT Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment and Leisure, Cllr Ann Crimmings. The new shop, which is open Monday […]