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Cynon Valley Leader
Waste collector used pavement at his home as 'personal skip'
A MAN who was using the pavement outside his house as \"his own personal skip\" has been prosecuted by his local council and ordered to pay £2,100 in court.
3 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
'No reason to suspect kit failure' in skydiver's death - inquest
AN INQUEST hearing for a 32-year-old woman who died while skydiving was told \"there was no reason to suspect equipment failure\".
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
FRF GROUP NAMED TOYOTA'S BEST GROUP IN THE UK FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR
FRF Group is proud to have been named Best Toyota Group in the prestigious Best Retailer in Town (BRIT) awards—for the second year in a row.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Memorials left damaged after blaze at graveyard
AROUND 20 graves were left with significant damage after the historic graveyard of a rural Welsh church was set on fire.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
OZ SPIN WIZARD WINS DAWSON SALUTE
RICHARD Dawson hailed the quality of Matt Kuhnemann after the spinner steered Glamorgan to another impressive win inside three days.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Beddau look to Premiership after completing treble
BEDDAU wrapped up their stunning season by completing the treble after defeating Aberdare 40-13 at Sardis Road to lift the Worthington's Mid District Championship Cup.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
New horizons for top sides as club World Cup gets green light
THE first Rugby World Club Cup is set to be held in 2028 after unanimous agreement from the relevant leagues and unions, European Professional Club Rugby confirmed.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Villagers rocked as landlord wins fight to turn last pub into shop
In a move reflected in communities across the country, the Fox and Hounds pub in Llanharry will be turned into a community shop, dashing the hopes of villagers who had campaigned to save it. Jonathon Hill reports...
4 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Tributes as rugby 'giant' dies aged 59
FORMER Wales No. 8 Mark Jones has passed away at the age of 59 after suffering a heart attack in the Middle East.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Builder ordered to pay £9,000 after gas hob left unconnected
A BUILDER has been ordered to pay more than £9,000 in compensation after leaving a gas hob unconnected for more than a month and not adhering to building regulations.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
WORK STARTS FOR SHERRATT ON AVOIDING THREAT OF A NEW WELSH LOW
MATT Sherratt and his coaching team have already started to plan a way Wales can end a 17-game losing streak by beating Japan this summer.
3 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Old bridge revealed as reservoir level falls
THE long dry spell has exposed a historic bridge usually submerged in water.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Greggs opens new store in town in face of objections
A NEW Greggs bakery has opened its doors at a Welsh high street despite health officials’ worries about “unhealthy food”.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
New mayor sets out her priorities
THE mayor and deputy mayor of Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) for the next year have been elected.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Chapel at heart of Cwm Rhondda hymn for sale
A GRADE II-LISTED chapel and vestry building steeped in Welsh history has gone on the market for £47,500 including the graveyard and the remarkable interior.
3 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Sir Tom revisits stories of his life for BBC series
SIR Tom Jones, The Day of the Jackal author Frederick Forsyth and Scottish crime writer Val McDermid are among the creatives who will feature in a new series of the BBC's In My Own Words.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Council site to be turned into a gym
A COMMUNITY group will take over a council building to set up a gym.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Murdered teen's mum raises fears over early prison release scheme
THE mother of a teenager who was brutally beaten to death by a thug on probation at a South Wales caravan park has raised concerns about plans to ease prison overcrowding by releasing some offenders early.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Work starts on town's £38m leisure 'hub'
CONSTRUCTION work has started on a new £38m leisure and wellbeing hub in Caerphilly.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Hit-and-run driver went to the pub after killing woman, 76
A FATHER-OF-TWO killed a 76-year-old woman when he reversed into her while she was walking back from the bingo.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Body found in search for missing man
A BODY has been found in the search for a missing man.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Couple found dead at home on the same day
A COUPLE were both found dead on the same day at a flat in Pontypridd, an inquest has heard.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
'I warned authorities about him, but nothing happened. Then he went on a rampage'
AUTHORITIES were repeatedly warned about the views and behaviour of a man who later tried to murder a police officer.
5 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Pet owner fined after her barking dogs made neighbour's life a misery
A PET owner whose barking dogs made her neighbour's life a misery has been ordered to pay more than £1,500 for repeatedly ignoring warnings to keep the noise down.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
WRU eye Jones as part of new ticket for Wales
ADAM Jones is on the Welsh Rugby Union’s “wanted list” as they search for a permanent new coaching ticket.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Amazing renovation of Valleys pub saved from being turned into flats
IT HAS become all too common to hear about pubs in the hearts of communities closing down before being reduced to rubble or turned into flats, or perhaps an even sadder state - left vacant to fall victim to the test of time.
2 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Council crews search bins and can hand out fines to rule-breakers
RECYCLING crews will rummage through people's bins in a scheme to boost recycling rates in one county area.
1 min |
May 29, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
County's last mayor named
THE final mayor of Caerphilly county borough has been named - before the role is scrapped as part of cost-cutting measures.
1 min |
May 22, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Much-loved football coach took his own life, inquest told
A MUCH-LOVED football coach took his own life, a coroner has ruled.
5 min |
May 22, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
A seismic weekend for Welsh rugby: What is going on and, crucially, what might come next?
WITH the four professional clubs in South Africa, with the Scarlets even securing their place in the United Rugby Championship play-offs, things back home were far from idyllic.
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