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Wattstown bagged the Rhondda derby bragging rights as they defeated 14-man Penygraig to lift the Worthington’s Mid District Division Three Cup at Sardis Road. Penygraig had won both league meetings between the rival clubs in Division Three East Central this season, but this time it was the Ducks who came out on top. Hooker Corey […]

Ferndale ended their season by picking up another piece of silverware as they defeated Tonyrefail in their Rhondda derby at Sardis Road to lift the Worthington’s Mid District Division Four Cup. The two sides had both beaten each other once in Division Four East Central this season, where Tonyrefail finished second and earned promotion while […]

Helpu, the leading men’s mental health hub for Wales, has partnered UK Men’s Sheds Association and Pontypridd Men’s Shed to produce a compelling campaign film which promotes the benefits of Social Prescribing Day which is observed annually on March 14th. Social Prescribing Day aims to raise awareness about the benefits of social prescribing in healthcare, […]

AN Awareness Day event hosted by the Pontypridd based Men’s Shed project proved to be a huge success. The Pontypridd Men’s Sheds Awareness Day was held at the Pontypridd Museum where more than 150 people attended. Since it’s formation two years ago the Pontypridd Men’s Shed project, based in the Taff Meadow Community Centre in […]

More than 3,000 jobs are to be axed at the country’s biggest steelworks. The losses come as Tata Steel announced it was to press ahead with plans to close blast furnacesat the Port Talbot plant in South Wales. The steel giant in September confirmed details reported by Sky News that it had secured £500m of taxpayer cash to […]

More than 3,000 jobs are at risk at the country’s biggest steelworks – with a decision on the workforce expected to be made on Friday. Tata Steel in September confirmed details reported by Sky News that it had secured taxpayer cash to support the Port Talbot plant in South Wales transition to cheaper, greener steel production. Job […]

Three teenagers who were killed after a car collided with a bus in Coedely, South Wales, have been named by police. 18-year-olds Morgan Smith and Jesse Owen and Callum Griffiths, 19, were declared dead at the scene. Two others have sustained life-threatening injuries. Daniel Chalfont said on Facebook he was “literally broken” following the death […]

A man has been charged with attempted murder after a 29-year-old pregnant woman was stabbed in Aberfan. Police arrested 28-year-old Daniel Mihai Popescu, from Merthyr, just before 4pm on Tuesday. He will appear at Merthyr Magistrates Court tomorrow morning. The woman was attacked in Moy Road, Aberfan, just after 9am. She has now been discharged […]

Emergency services are responding to reports of a serious assault in Aberfan, South Wales Police have said.  Armed officers are in the area, police said, and residents have been urged to avoid the area. The incident took place on Moy Road just before 9.10am this morning. Paramedics say a person has been taken to hospital. […]