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Food waste recycling is clean, simple and doesn’t cause unwanted smells in the kitchen – that’s the verdict of an environmental champion in Pontypridd. Grandmother Janet Jones from Graigwen is a keen recycler of household waste and news that Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s innovative new food waste collection service was coming to her community really brightened her day. Janet, who is the Vice President of Pontypridd’s Women’s Institute, has made it one of life’s ambitions to encourage more people to recycle their household rubbish and she thinks the food waste recycling service is a major step forward in reducing the quantity of rubbish sent to landfill. In December she will lead a Plastic Bag Free Day in Pontypridd town centre where she will encourage all shop owners to refuse...

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council confirmed today that demolition of Maerdy Workingmen’s Hall will begin soon. Built in 1905, the grand old building was an iconic symbol of Rhondda’s wealth based on the coalmining industry. The local Council plan to recycle as much of the remains of the building as possible. Several local organisations have already expressed an interest in reusing the old stone from the venue as soon as it is razed to the ground. Why not Share your Memories or Photos of the Hall ? Click here for the Gallery of Photos of Maerdy Workingmen’s Hall...

A Public Inquiry will be held by the National Assembly’s Planning Inspectorate into a planning application for a series of wind turbines near Hirwaun The application, submitted by Pennant Walters Ltd. is for the erection of nine wind turbines, an anemometer and associated infrastructure and buildings on land south of the A465 in Hirwaun at Hirwaun [...]...

Las Vegas, Reno, Pontypridd !!!! Dewch i golli'ch crys yn Noson Casino Menter Iaith Rhondda Cynon Taf. Yng Nghlwb y Bont, Pontypridd. Nos Wener, Hydref 17. Mynediad yn £5 (hyn yn prynu gwerth $20 o arian ffug !!) Roulette a Blackjack fydd gemau'r...

On Friday morning, upon hearing the news that much of Aberdare and Rhondda Cynon Taf would still be represented by the same old faces, our hearts sank. With a bird’s eye view of the Official Count at Michael Sobell’s Sports Centre, near Aberdare, we witnessed sombre scenes. The whole Local Election was a quiet, subdued affair. There was no ostentatious campaigning. With an economy unravelling and spiralling out of control, both the electorate and politicians were somewhat confused. We left this scene of uncertainty for the rocks and hills of the Brecon Beacons, and a walk to Pen y Fan, the highest summit in South Wales. This was a balm for a troubled Welsh soul. We searched for metaphors as our muscles ached. But none came. Stealing rest after rest, we listened to the...

Ballot Results for Hirwaun in the Local Council Election 2008 were confirmed late this morning after the Official Count at Michael Sobells Sports Centre, Aberdare : Clive Griffiths (Communist) 40 votes Karen Morgan (Plaid) 804 votes Bill Myring (Labour) 441 votes Therefore Karen Morgan has been duly elected County Borough Councillor for Hirwaun. Good luck to Councillor Morgan in her [...]...

Candidates for the Local Council Elections on May 1st are all now formally......

Adrian Shepherd is fighting for the survival of the Allotment Gardens at Trallwng, near Pontypridd. This is the second allotment site in Rhondda Cynon Taf threatened with closure. It defies common sense that in a time of rapidly rising energy costs, places to grow food locally are being stolen from communities in Rhondda Cynon Taff. Read the full story on Green Drinks, Rhondda Cynon......

Penywaun Candidates for the Local Council Elections are all now formally......

The Electoral Registration Officer for Rhondda Cynon Taf Council confirm that Nomination Papers have been received for the forthcoming Local Council Elections on May 1st 2008. The following people will stand for election as County Borough Councillor for Hirwaun : Bill Myring (Labour) Clive Griffiths (Communist) Karen Morgan (Plaid......

Move over Rhys Cycle… here are a couple of singing and dancing worms and bugs who know a thing or two about composting. YouTube Linkvideo link...

A new Nature Reserve has officially opened in Rhondda Cynon Taff - in the heart of Pontypridd - with help from local children. Pupils from Coed-y-Lan primary school joined a walk to mark the opening of the Craig yr Hesg Local Nature Reserve, Graigwen. Pupils from Coed-y-Lan primary school joined a walk to mark the opening of the Craig yr Hesg Local Nature Reserve, Graigwen, led by staff from Rhondda Cynon Taf’s Countryside section. Pontypridd AM Jane Davidson and Pontypridd Town councillor, Steve Carter, also joined the event. After the walk, a presentation was held at Pontypridd YMCA where the children’s poetry and paintings about their local environment - inspired by a day at the reserve - went on show. Robert James, Headteacher at Coed-y-lan Primary, said: “The...

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council’s Streetcare Team went along to Llanharan Primary School this week to judge an art competition based on their successful recycling initiatives.The older children were asked to design a special poster highlighting the importance of recycling to be printed and displayed in schools throughout the county borough. The younger pupils entered a colouring competition to brighten up an image of the council’s recycling champion mascot Rhys Cycle. Llanharan Primary School held a Recycling Week to help promote ways of saving the environment in a way which not only educated the children but encouraged them to spread the importance of recycling to their families at home. The competition marked the climax to a busy week of “green” theme events led by...

Children with disabilities in Rhondda Cynon Taf will have more opportunities to play sport this year in new football, swimming and badminton schemes, according to Rhondda Cynon Taf Council. A new swimming initiative for children with mild learning disabilities will start in Aberdare next month. The 10-week block of disability swimming lessons begins at 4pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2008 in Aberdare Pool. If you would like an application form to enable your child to take part in the lessons, please contact Rhondda Cynon Taf’s Disability Sport Wales Development Officer, Shelley Coster, on 01443 490242 Aberdare Badminton Club is holding an open day for people with disabilities at Aberdare Leisure Centre on Saturday, February 16, from 10am-midday. The club will open its doors to anyone over...

Wales has embarked on a unique experiment in social housing with the launch of RCT Homes, the UK’s first ever housing Community Mutual Trust. Overnight, the transfer of the entire housing stock of more than 10,000 homes - including 672 in Penywaun - from Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council established RCT Homes as Wales’ largest [...]...

Local Campaigners have won a crucial battle as the Welsh Assembly Planning Inspectorate dismiss the appeal of property developers. Property developers Piper Homes sought planning permission to build 128 new homes on land near the old Gloucesters and Ironworks site however they faced opposition from local campaigners who argued that Hirwaun’s road infrastructure could not sustain [...]...

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council Mayor Jane Ward meets Rhys Cycle, the Council’s Recycling Champion at the Santa Parade in Aberdare. It was difficult to move in Aberdare for the Santa Parade 2007 as people came from afar to see the reindeer parade, Scooby Doo and of course Santa. Mayor Jane Ward was carried through Aberdare Town with Santa on a special carriage, and switched on the Christmas Lights at a brief ceremony below St Elvan’s Church,......

Rhondda Cynon Taf Councillors have voted to support a notice of motion to nominate Pontypridd as a candidate for the Sustainable Towns Initiative. In a motion proposed by Graig Councillor, Joyce Cass and seconded by Pontypridd Councillor, Steve Carter, the Council agreed to urge the new Minister for Transport Ieuan Wyn Jones to choose Pontypridd as the Valley’s nomination for the Sustainable Towns Initiative programme. Cllr Joyce Cass said: “I am pleased the Council unanimously supported this Notice of Motion. The purpose of this Motion is to secure a clear statement from the Council to the new Minister for the Economy and Transport, Ieuan Wyn Jones, that we would like to see Pontypridd as the town from the South East Region that is included in the Wales wide Sustainable Towns...

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council continues to promote a programme of change to crackdown on waste issues throughout the county borough. This is to ensure that Rhondda Cynon Taf will be a community where everyone who lives, works or visits the area will enjoy the benefits of a better quality of life. It is with this in mind that the Council’s Streetcare Enforcement Team, which was launched in April 2006 remains pro-active in its many initiatives to combat what has become a blight on communities everywhere. With enforcement powers available, officers can serve notices on people which can also lead to prosecution with the possible result of fines or even imprisonment. One of the areas of enforcement deals with domestic waste bins and officers are currently undertaking an exercise in Trallwn....

Beautiful blooms, perfect parsnips and smashing spuds will all be on display when the Rhondda Cynon Taf County show gets underway on Saturday, 1st and Sunday, 2nd September. Michael Sobell Sports Centre, Aberdare, is this year’s venue for a weekend of fabulous food and entertainment. People can come and display their prize flowers, vegetables, photos, foods and wine – or they can just turn up and enjoy viewing the goods on display. There are prizes to be won in a wide range of categories including open veg (runner beans, shallots, peas, etc), open flower (gladioli, buttonholes, pot plant etc), roses, chrysanthemums, dahlia, floral art, open culinary (wimberry pie, jams, cakes, chutney etc), home-made wine, handicraft, parchment, woodwork, art, bobbin lace and photography. There are...

Tra mae'r wraig wrthi'n pacio'r carafan a thrio gwasgu'r delyn i gefn y Volvo ar gyfer y eisteddfod, beth am sleifio draw i Glwb y Bont, Pontypridd i wrando ar Gwyneth Glyn a Rebownder. Os chi eisioes ar y ffordd lan yr A470, dyma restr o'r gigs/cerddoriaeth sydd ymlaen yn yr Eisteddfod.Why not sneak away to Clwb y Bont, Pontypridd, and let the wife pack the caravan and load the harp into the Volvo for next week's Eisteddfod. Welsh Language artists Gwyneth Glyn and Rebownder are performing...

Dyma restr o Foreuau Coffi dwi'n ymwybodol ohonynt. Os wyddoch am fwy, gadwch i mi wybod.Here's a list of Coffee Morning's I'm aware of. If you know of more, let me know.Dydd Llun10:30 Caffi'r Graig (The Rock), Bedwas (cyswllt)11:00 Ty Teifi, Maerdy (cyswllt)11:30 Caffi Oriel, Llyfrgell Ganolog, Casnewydd (cyswllt)Dydd Mawrth10:00 Clwb y Cameo, Caerdydd (cyswllt)11:00 Caffi'’r Amgueddfa, Aberdâr (cyswllt)11:30 Y Ganolfan Gymraeg, Merthyr Tudful (cyswllt)11:30 Yr Institiwt, Penrhiwceibr (cyswllt)11:30 Tafarn Hanbury, Caerllion (cyswllt)13:00 Capel Salem, Llwynypia (cyswllt)Dydd Mercher10:00 Canolfan Critsnogol Seilo , Ystrad Mynach (cyswllt)10:30 Canolfan Bowlio Dan Do, Aberpennar (cyswllt)14:00 Caffi Hoffi Coffee, Caerdydd (cyswllt)Dydd Iau10:00 Caffi y Ganolfan Hamdden, Rhisga...

Mae Cyfieithydd Cymunedol Mentrau Morgannwg a Gwent yn trefnu cwrs byr 6 wythnos sy'n rhoi blas ar Gyfieithu ar y Pryd. Mynychais y cwrs yma fy hun 2 flynedd yn ôl a'i fwynhau'n fawr iawn. Mae'n cael ei gynnal ym Mhrifysgol Morgannwg ac yn dechrau ar y 26ain o Chwefror.Morgannwg and Gwent Community Translator is organising a short 6 week course which gives in introduction to Simultaneous Translation. I attende this course myself 2 years ago and enjoyed it a lot. It take's place at Glamorgan University and starts on the 26th o...

Dyma gig gwych i chi ar gyfer y penwythnos - mi fydda i yno yn bendant!MattoidzCowbois Rhos BotwnnogAnweddusClwb y Bont, Pontypridd10.2.078:00pm£4gig, gigs, cerddoriaeth, cymraeg, welsh, music, pontypridd, mattoidz, clwb y bont, rhondda cynon tafGenerated By Technorati Tag...

Dyma gig gwych ar gyfer y penwythnos - mi fydda i yno yn bendant!MattoidzCowbois Rhos BotwnnogAnweddusClwb y Bont, Pontypridd10.2.078:00pm£4gig, gigs, cerddoriaeth, cymraeg, welsh, music, pontypridd, mattoidz, clwb y bont, rhondda cynon tafGenerated By Technorati Tag...

Gilfach Goch River Rats will be cleaning up the River Ogmore Fach at Gilfach on Saturday the 2nd December 2006 at 1000hrs The River Rats have been formed through the Gilfach Goch Community Centre based in Rhondda Cynon Taf. The group has adopted an area of the river Ogmore with the aim of carrying out cleanups & vegetation management to improve the appearance of the area. For more information contact Ben Williams of Keep Wales Tidy at ben.williams@keepwalestidy.org or Telephone 029 2025 6767 cleanup, ecology, environment, gilfach goch, keep wales tidy, litterpick, ogmore, rhondda cynon taf, rhondda cynon taff, river, river ogmore, river rats,...

To celebrate the recent ‘National Meals on Wheels Week,’ staff from the Council’s Catering Direct service followed in the footsteps of Willy Wonka by distributing five ‘golden tickets’ amongst their clients. Taking inspiration from Roald Dahl’s classic ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,’ the team placed a golden ticket into randomly selected home meals. The clients who discovered a golden ticket tucked away inside the lid of their meal are now entitled to a week of free home delivered dinners. The five lucky winners were Walter Vincent of Pontypridd, Mildred Summers of Llanharry, Michael Jones of Treorchy, Carol Phillips of Aberdare and Stella Bundy of Mountain Ash. The Mayor of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Cllr Joyce Cass, visited each winner to present them with a gift of a...