Two of Cynon Valley’s most significant hospitals—Aberdare General Hospital and Mountain Ash Hospital—have now vanished from the local landscape after over a century of service, their sites sold off and demolished to make way for redevelopment. The most prominent of these, Aberdare General Hospital in Abernant, is now the location of a major housing scheme…
Neglected River Cynon Raises Flooding Fears Again: Who’s Responsible? Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has reaffirmed its commitment to residents of Ynysybwl following completing an Outline Business Case (OBC) that looked at options to reduce the risk of flooding to homes along Clydach Terrace. Ynysybwl was badly affected during Storm Dennis in 2020. Flood waters from…
Community groups are teaming up with Caerphilly County Borough Council to bring to life a new vision for library services. A wide range of local groups have expressed their interest in hosting a new community outreach service, with discussions being held with schools, churches and various other venues throughout the Caerphilly borough. These talks follow…
Two teams have officially made rugby history at Mullingar RFC, Ireland where they completed the Longest Games of Rugby ever played, with the women’s team clocking an astonishing 26 hours and 33 minutes, and the men’s team pushing through to an incredible 34 hours and 48 minutes Two teams have officially made rugby history at Mullingar RFC, Ireland…
Before and after the removal of the illegal gates. Photo: Open Spaces Society We are celebrating the newly-reopened path which leads from Cwmparc, Treorchy, in Rhondda Cynon Taf to the hills above. The popular public highway was illegally obstructed by locked gates, two metres high, in February. The community, with the society’s support, has campaigned…
