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HOTEL DEVELOPMENT

18 August 2010

PLANNING APPLICATION FOR HOTEL PUBLIC HOUSE/RESTAURANT

Duffryn Ffrwd (Newtown) Estates have submitted the following outline planning application to develop the land of TYLA GWYN.

Erection of building for Mixed Use Classes A3 (Food & Drink) & C1 (Hotel) including associated external works (Outline)

Details of the application and site plan can be viewed by clicking following links.

Hotel Development.doc

Site map Hotel application.pdf

The Community Council have concerns about the access and egress arrangements on this site and consider the development an over intensification of the available land which is the only green area left in the local community. It will therefore lodge an objection to the application and request that our County Council Member supports its refusal

Taffs Well Village Show

03 August 2010

Taffs Well Village Show

Just thought we would remind everyone that the Taffs Well Village Show will be held on the 14th August at the Taffs Well Rugby Club.

The Allotment Group will be having their own stall for the Community Garden and would be very grateful for volunteers to staff it, raise awareness of the project and maybe selling a bit of their produce.

The Gardening Club who is responsible for arranging the show will also welcome anyone who knows anybody who either wants a stall or wants to volunteer on the day.

If you want to join us on the Community Garden stand, please let me know, alternatively if you want to volunteer with the Gardening Club please contact Richard on riverb@hotmail.co.uk or 02920 811 838.

Let’s hope for some nice weather!

MEMBERS' ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES

01 August 2010

MEMBERS' ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES

The County Council has recently made available details of the allowances and expenses payments made to County Council Members for the year ending March 2010.

A full list of all payments made can be obtained by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page.

The Community Council is often asked why it does not publish a list of the payments made to its Members.

The reason that we do not publish a similar list is because all Members of the Community Council are volunteers and unlike County Council Members receive no remuneration, travel expenses or dependant care allowances for their work as Community Councillors

Members' Allowances pdf

External Link

HEATH & SAFETY CONCERNS AT TY RHIW

30 June 2010

HEATH & SAFETY CONCERNS AT TY RHIW

The Community Council has contacted Western Power to request that the exposed cables, left after the distribution box was replaced, be buried underground. The protruding cables are next to the telephone box/ bus stop and present a health & safety concern to the local community.

The issue was raised by Councillor Pat Prothroe who said: “We hope that Western Power will take immediate action to deal with this issue as there is a real danger that children and the elderly could trip over the exposed cables”

COUNCIL WELCOMES HOBSON ENQUIRY

19 June 2010

COUNCIL WELCOMES HOBSON ENQUIRY

Cllr. Adrian Hobson

The Community Council has welcomed the news that County Councillor Adrian Hobson is seeking a high level meeting with the Wales Audit Office (WAO) to establish the facts behind the recent WAO report. He claims he will also be contacting the Police, Ombudsman and the Standards watchdog in respect of these matters and again we welcome this news.

All that we ask is that he publishes, in full, the responses he receives and not just his politically motivated opinion designed to spread innuendo on the integrity of the Members of the Community Council.

For the record, there are NO outstanding audits that have not been sent to the Audit Office and there has never been any suggestion, by the WAO or any other body, that there has been any misappropriation of monies or misconduct by anyone on the Council.

If Councillor Hobson has any facts to substantiate his wildly exaggerated statements then he should publish them and immediately report any wrongdoing to the police.

Whilst Councillor Hobson is talking about financial issues and integrity perhaps he could explain exactly why he has claimed £11,081 for childcare costs for someone to look after his teenage child when he was engaged on Council business. His claim for childcare costs alone is more than 50% of the Community Council’s annual budget.

Whilst supporting the need for “dependent care allowances” this claim raises a number of questions that maybe Councillor Hobson would like to answer.

· Why were childcare facilities needed for a teenager?

· Who received the payments?

· Was the claim for £11,081 supported by receipts?

Additionally, on a number of occasions Councillor Hobson has been asked about his claim, on his website, to have been a Member of the Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team. Unfortunately, there does not appear to be a record of him ever being a member and despite numerous requests for details of his involvement he has refused to provide any evidence.

If he has been a Member of the Rescue team then we will be the first to acknowledge his role in these vital activities and the contribution he has made to the wider community. It is possible that there has been some administrative error in respect of this matter and we look forward to Councillor Hobson producing a letter from the Central Beacons Mountain rescue Team or his MLC log book confirming that he was an active Member. In this way he will be able to prove that, at least some of his claims are genuine and not just another product of an over active imagination.

We wait with interest Councillor Hobson’s replies to these questions.

Support for Young People

10 June 2010

Community Council Supports Taff’s Well mini Rugby Team

Representatives and children of Taff’s Well Mini rugby section receive the Community Council’s cheque to enable them to purchase new kit

The Community Council has agreed to sponsor Taff’s Well Rugby Club’s mini rugby teams.

The under 8s 9s and 11s teams needed new shorts, rugby socks and wet weather suits so that they could continue training.

The kit will be kept by the rugby club rather than given to the children and in this way “passed down” kit can be reused when the children grow out of them.

In agreeing to act as a sponsor the Council was conscious that team numbers have grown tremendously over the past years and that the club has done a magnificent job in encouraging youngsters, both boys and girls, to become involved in sporting activities and team building skills.

The sponsorship money will ensure that the club is able to continue its programme of youth development and we wish them well in their future endeavours.

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