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Cynon Valley Leader

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

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

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

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

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
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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

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

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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
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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.

5 min  |

May 22, 2025

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'I can't babe I'm sorry' - dying man's last words to his partner at scene of fatal crash

THE partner of a motorist who was killed after a careless driver drove into the side of his car described how a \"massive mistake\" had \"destroyed our family\".

5 min  |

May 22, 2025

Cynon Valley Leader

Man pointed air rifle at care worker's face

A CARE worker feared for her life while visiting a vulnerable man who pointed an air rifle at her face and told her “I want you to feel as scared as I do’ a court has heard.

2 min  |

May 22, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader

Cynon Valley Leader

Longer jail term for man who carried out ‘campaign of harassment’

A THUG who subjected his former partner to a \"campaign of harassment\" and left her feeling \"defeated and hopeless\" has had his prison sentence increased at the Court of Appeal.

2 min  |

May 22, 2025

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Dawson salutes attack after Glamorgan's crushing win

RICHARD Dawson was full of praise for his Glamorgan's bowlers as they fired the Welsh county to a resounding victory against Northamptonshire.

1 min  |

May 22, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader

Cynon Valley Leader

'Disgusting': Fury at council decision to axe 10 libraries

TEN libraries will shut at the end of August under Caerphilly County Borough Council's controversial cost-cutting plans.

2 min  |

May 22, 2025

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Banking hub opens in town

A NEW banking hub is opening in Abertillery.

1 min  |

May 22, 2025

Cynon Valley Leader

Major changes planned for primary school meals in Wales

FRUIT juice and white bread are among foods to be banned in primary schools in Wales under major changes proposed for healthier eating.

2 min  |

May 22, 2025

Cynon Valley Leader

Pizza place allowed to sell food until 5am

A BRANCH of Domino's in Merthyr Tydfil will be allowed to sell food until 5am - despite some local concerns.

1 min  |

May 22, 2025