St John Year 8 girls and the Year 9&10 girls contact rugby team took part in the Newbridge Cup. Both teams played 4 matches each and won all of their games to become the Year 8 and Year 9/10 champions! An amazing day filled with skill and teamwork with particular mention to Niamh Kathrens and Halle…
South Wales Police appealing for information to locate 20 year old Macauley Hughes from Merthyr Tydfil who has been reported as missing. Macauley was seen last night in Newport bus station. He is last known to be wearing black tracksuit bottoms, black slip on shoes, a blue and grey t-shirt, black hooded jumper and a black…
A light-hearted video from UKIP on why we should all Vote to Leave this Thursday. Don’t be chicken, we’re better off out! Please share this with your family and friends! https://youtu.be/ulkh10sSmVE
A food waste recycling plant in South Wales run by anaerobic digestion (AD) specialist Biogen has been awarded a significant industry certification for its fertiliser. The Bryn Pica AD plant near Aberdare has been given PAS 110 accreditation for its digestate, which is produced as part of the recycling process and spread to local farmland….
Rhondda sculptor Barry Lewis is working around the clock to get his biggest project to date finished and installed in time for Armed Forces Day on Saturday 25th June. The Rhondda based sculptor has gained much recognition in the past for his annual installations in the Castle’s moat and returns this year with a giant…
Nathan Gill, UKIP Leader in Wales said: “One of the greatest things that has happened during this EU Referendum campaign is the coming together of people, political parties and groups from right across the political spectrum. A couple of weeks ago “Brexit The Movie” was released: a documentary detailing the facts. A couple of days…
The shoes are being sent to Sal’s Shoes http://www.salsshoes.com/ who are a charity that send shoes all over the world for children with nothing. They are appealing for thousands of shoes as they are particularly desperate for them in the refugee camps in Syria and Lebanon. Shoes must be in good condition and clean. No heels or…
Residents of Treorchy are to lose one of their GPs surgeries which currently caters for just over 3000 patients. Horeb surgery will close at the end of July as the GP there is understood to be moving on and nobody can be found to take over the practice. It is getting to be a common…
A new dedicated lane has now been installed to help ease congestion on a busy Cynon Valley roundabout. Thanks to Rhondda Cynon Taf Council’s multi-million-pound (£23m) Highways, Transportation, Infrastructure and Strategic Projects (HTISP) Investment Programme, road users in Aberdare will now reap the benefits of work that began earlier this month on Ynys roundabout, Aberdare. …
Flags are being flown at half-mast at Rhondda Cynon Taf Council buildings today, as a mark of respect and remembrance for murdered West Yorkshire MP Jo Cox. The flags were also lowered as a sign of the Council’s solidarity with and support for all those across the UK who have been left shocked and devastated…
