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Cynon Valley Leader
Man 'motivated by revenge' attacked love rival with baseball bat
A MAN armed himself with a baseball bat and fractured another man’s skull in a brutal attack in front of the victim's mother.
2 min |
May 15, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Seven heaven as champs end campaign in fine style
CHAMPIONS Merthyr wrapped up their triumphant Admiral Premiership campaign with a bonus-point win as they ran in seven tries to defeat Llangennech 45-22 at the Wern.
2 min |
May 15, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Man admits causing death of 'most amazing' woman in crash
A MAN has admitted causing the death of a “loving and caring” woman by dangerous driving.
2 min |
May 15, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Trip to Benidorm - for same as London rail fare
A TRAVEL influencer says she flew to sunny Benidorm for a one-night trip which was cheaper than getting a train to London.
3 min |
May 15, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
'On VE Day we felt we'd helped change the world'
A CENTENARIAN has been sharing her memories of Victory in Europe (VE) Day in celebration of its 80th anniversary.
1 min |
May 15, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
NEWPORT A STEP AWAY FROM GLORY
NEWPORT defeated old rivals Cardiff in their own back yard for the second time this season to set up an all-Gwent Super Rygbi Cymru final with Ebbw Vale.
2 min |
May 15, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Duo reveal stance over WRU demand
THE Ospreys and Scarlets have issued a joint statement to explain why they decided not to sign the new Professional Rugby Agreement.
3 min |
May 15, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Father and son died after being swept away by wave
A WELSH dad and son had been playing with their family at a beach in Australia when they drowned after a huge wave hit.
2 min |
May 15, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Baby was found dead by his parents
Pontypridd Coroner's Court
1 min |
May 15, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Solar farm on school land to power classrooms and hospital
A SOLAR farm will be built on land at a school in Merthyr Tydfil, providing electricity to local schools and a hospital.
1 min |
May 15, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
'Doctors said I was fit and healthy - then my life changed'
JUST days before his heart stopped beating, Peter Heathcote was dangling from a bungee cord in Mexico.
7 min |
May 15, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Man in full scuba gear sparked siege
A MAN in full scuba diving gear with an oxygen tank on his back sparked an hours-long siege in his flat - and then started a fire causing more than £30,000 of damage.
2 min |
May 15, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Jones: We paid for not taking all our chances
MARK Jones said the Ospreys paid the price for not taking their chances as they slipped out of the United Rugby Championship play-off picture.
1 min |
May 15, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Spice up your life at this returning Welsh Chilli and Chocolate Festival
The Merthyr Tydfil Chilli and Chocolate Festival returns for 2025 - can you handle the heat?
2 min |
May 15, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Farmer knocked over and killed cyclist, aged 92
A FARMER towing a trailer filled with wool knocked over and killed a 92-year-old cyclist on a country road, a court has heard.
2 min |
May 15, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Part of town 'left to die' after closure of market
IT WAS once home to a thriving market at the heart of the town.
3 min |
May 15, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
'Seconds of madness' cost man his dream job
A LEARNING support worker lost his “dream job” for “a few seconds of madness” when he violently assaulted a man at Merthyr Rugby Club.
3 min |
May 15, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Homes plan for former quarry site is approved
PLANS for 20 houses and flats in a former quarry in Merthyr Tydfil have been approved despite nearly 150 people signing a petition objecting to them.
3 min |
May 15, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
More fines handed out as pupils miss school time
ON-THE-SPOT fines for parents taking their children out of school for term-time holidays have risen in one part of Wales.
2 min |
May 15, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
SCARLETS BOOST TOP-EIGHT HOPES
THE Scarlets moved to within touching distance of the URC play-offs with a stunning bonus-point victory over the Lions in Johannesburg.
2 min |
May 15, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
RAVENS SEE HOPES ENDED BY TIGHT CALL
BRIDGEND head coach Scott Baldwin left the Arms Park dreaming of what have been after a marginal call on a forward pass in the final minute ended his side’s hopes of forcing the Super Rygbi Cymru table-toppers to go to extra time.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Ramsey: Young talent key to future success
AARON Ramsey believes the talent coming through the ranks at Cardiff City can help them back to the Championship.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Bid to build solar farm on field to power schools
THERE are plans to build a solar farm on land at a school in Merthyr Tydfil, providing electricity to local schools and the hospital.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Data storage hub of 'regional importance' approved
A DATA storage centre of “regional importance” will be built in Rhondda Cynon Taf after councillors gave it their approval.
2 min |
May 08, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
'Violence against women is everywhere... it's a national emergency'
A WELSH MP has praised a new “life-saving” clampdown on domestic abuse that is being rolled out in one part of Wales, amid an ongoing epidemic of violence against women.
7 min |
May 08, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Woman was found dead while on holiday, inquest hears
A 23-YEAR-OLD Welsh woman was found hanged on the balcony of her hotel room on the Greek island of Zakynthos.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Pair win a place in the 'Oscars of food photography'
\"IT will be an experience she'll remember for the rest of her life,\" said proud grandfather Harry Williams.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Town 'saturated' with barbers to get 14th shop
PLANS to turn a Valleys town centre amusement arcade into a barber shop have been approved despite concern over the number of barber shops that are already in the town.
3 min |
May 08, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Ospreys boss backs Giles for Welsh call
MARK Jones has tipped Ospreys wing Keelan Giles for a place on Wales’ summer tour of Japan.
1 min |
May 08, 2025
Cynon Valley Leader
Public body to protect people from dangers of old coal tips
A NEW law which will set up a public body to ensure Wales' coal tips do not threaten the safety of people living near them has received unanimous backing in the Senedd.
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