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Cynon Valley Leader
'We wear Aberfan on our shirts with pride'
PLAYERS from an ex-mining village's growing football club have come together to remember the victims of one of Wales’ biggest mining disasters.
2 min |
October 23, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Father and son attacked man in corner shop
A FATHER and son attacked a man in a corner shop by placing him in a headlock and punching him before pushing him into a fridge, which smashed and caused a gaping wound to the victim's arm, a court has heard.
2 min |
October 23, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Prince weeps over mother's tragic double bereavement
THE Prince of Wales fought back tears as he discussed the devastating impact of suicide and the need for better support for those at risk.
4 min |
October 16, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Urgent safety warning issued after deadly explosion on industrial estate
AN URGENT safety warning has been issued to companies using printing machinery believed to be the cause of the fatal Treforest Industrial Estate explosion after another devastating fire in Swindon last month.
1 min |
October 16, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Mum in tribute to 'beautiful baby girl' who died suddenly
THE heartbroken mum of a young schoolgirl who died after suffering a medical episode has paid tribute to her “beautiful baby girl”
1 min |
October 16, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Arrest after armed police cordon off town street
ARMED officers descended on a town as a man was arrested on suspicion of threats to kill and false imprisonment.
1 min |
October 09, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Pirate’s descendant makes claim to his £60m bounty
A WOMAN who says she descends from pirates believes she could be a potential inheritor of a £60m fortune.
2 min |
October 09, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Council considers school phone ban in bid to improve behaviour
ALL schools within Blaenau Gwent could be set to introduce a blanket ban on mobile phones after the half-term holiday.
2 min |
October 09, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Four charged following man's death
FOUR men have been charged in connection with the death of 22-year-old Liam Woolford in Rhydyfelin on September 23.
1 min |
October 02, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Hero teens prevent bus crash after driver fell fatally ill at the wheel
QUICK-THINKING college students have been praised for their heroism after they sprang into action to bring a bus under control after the driver fell ill at the wheel.
2 min |
October 02, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
New comedy show goes for the jugular
A BITINGLY sharp new comedy opens at Blackwood Miners’ Institute this week.
1 min |
October 02, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Greyhound racing ban could soon be in force
THE Welsh Government has introduced plans for a phased ban on greyhound racing by 2030, proposing to make it an offence to operate a track or organise races.
2 min |
October 02, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Drink-driver, 41, smashed into teenager's car
A DRINK-DRIVER who had consumed a bottle of wine collided head-on with another vehicle and left his victim with a broken nose and a fracture to her knee.
2 min |
September 25, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Body found in search for missing man
A BODY has been found close to a main road in Cardiff in the search for a missing man.
1 min |
September 25, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Award for young Ioan after raising thousands for service which saved his life
A SCHOOLBOY who has raised almost £50,000 for the Wales Air Ambulance after the service saved his life following a freak accident, has been recognised at the Child of Wales Awards.
4 min |
September 25, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Family vow to carry on fight for truth after dad's death on holiday
CONCERNS AS SPANISH POLICE SHUT HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION
2 min |
September 18, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
'Absolutely fantastic' to meet family after 70-year search
WHEN John Kennedy received a phone call via an ancestry website, his 70-year search to find his family finally ended.
3 min |
September 18, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Peak success for police dog handlers in fundraising challenge
A DETERMINED team of South Wales Police dog handlers took on the Welsh Three Peaks Challenge to raise funds for the National Fund for Retired Service Animals (NFRSA).
1 min |
September 18, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Boxer turned to dealing drugs after injury ended his sporting career
A FORMER boxer was found to be involved in the supply of commercial levels of amphetamine and street levels of cocaine, a court has heard.
1 min |
September 04, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Bride brings wedding forward so ill dad can walk her down aisle
WHEN Victoria Owen learned her father Frank Pumford was living with end-stage pulmonary fibrosis, she wanted to create a memory they would cherish forever.
3 min |
September 04, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
WINDFARM PLAN DIVIDES OPINION
PEOPLE WHO WOULD BE LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF PROPOSED CARREG WEN ENERGY SCHEME HAVE THEIR SAY PAGES 18&19
1 min |
August 07, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
'I CLING TO THE HOPE I'LL SEE HIM AGAIN'
SIX YEARS AFTER HER SON DISAPPEARED, HIS MUM IS STILL LIVING IN A NIGHTMARE OF UNCERTAINTY PAGE 7
1 min |
July 31, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
'NO JUSTICE OVER DEATH OF MY PARTNER'
WIDOW SLAMS POLICE OVER LACK OF INVESTIGATION INTO MAN'S DEATH AFTER LAND DISPUTE
1 min |
July 24, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Phonics on form
Cwmaman's finest make a triumphant stadium return
1 min |
July 17, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Pupil referral unit receives a near-perfect inspection report
A EDUCATION unit has been judged near-perfect in a glowing report from inspectors.
1 min |
July 10, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Fine for woman who paid to have rubbish removed
A WOMAN has been left £400 out of pocket after almost 20 bags of waste were dumped in a village.
1 min |
July 10, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Calls for 'Owain's law' for patients
SENEDD members have called for “Owain's law”, in memory of a young father, to ensure a gold-standard approach to preserving human tissue for other cancer patients in future.
2 min |
July 10, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Glamorgan in a great rhythm, believes strike ace Gorvin
ANDY Gorvin believes Glamorgan are finding the consistency which could make them a real threat in the Vitality Blast.
1 min |
July 10, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Lionesses not ready to wave goodbye yet, warns Lotte
LOTTE Wubben-Moy has urged England to \"ride the wave\" after the defending champions' opening defeat to France left their Euro 2025 hopes hanging by a thread.
1 min |
July 10, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
£4.5m bid to secure the future of castle
A CASTLE which has been described as being in a “significant state of deterioration” will see £4.5m spent on it for urgent conservation works as it marks its 200th anniversary.
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