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Exercise scheme is launched

A BID to improve the health and quality of life of schoolchildren has been launched in Aberdare. Read

Fairytale ending for Ynysybwl family onboard the torpedo-hit Laconia

IT sounds like something that could only happen in the movies. Read

Fundraiser fun as pupils dress up for Pudsey

CHILDREN in Need capers came to Cynon Valley, swelling the coffers of the annual BBC appeal. Read

‘Scrapping phone boxes will to cut nuisance calls’

THE fire service supports the scrapping of 34 phone boxes in Rhondda Cynon Taff. Read

Marriage is golden for Mount couple

CYNON Valley couple Alan and Margaret Hawkins have celebrated their golden wedding anniversary surrounded by family and friends. Read

AM calls for bus link return

CYNON Valley AM Christine Chapman is calling for action to restore what she calls an “invaluable” Aberdare-Swansea bus link. Read

MP welcomes lifeline thrown to Post Office Card Account

CYNON Valley MP Ann Clwyd said she is “delighted” the successor to the Post Office Card Account will be awarded to the Post Office. Read

AN Elvis Presley tribute night, held at Cwmaman Hall, has raised more than £2,000 for Park Lane Special School in Aberdare and RCT People First. Organisers wish to thank the public for their overwhelming support. Read

Memorial fund

FRIENDS and family of the late Nicholas Fidler would like to express their thanks to all those who made his memorial night so special. Read

Kelly says a proper job would put him behind bars

STEREOPHONICS lead singer Kelly Jones has admitted he would be behind bars if he was forced to do a “proper” job. Read

New coroner in the chair

A NEW coroner has been appointed for Bridgend and the Glamorgan Valleys. Read

Teens convicted of stabbing

TWO Cynon Valley teenagers have been convicted over a knife attack on a tree surgeon who disturbed the pair trying to steal his van. Read

Sir Emyr takes school trip down memory lane

SIR Emyr Jones Parry, the man who could lead Wales towards setting up a full law-making Parliament, has made an emotional trip back to his old school. Read

Joe aims for Christmas charts

LEGENDARY Welsh boxer Joe Calzaghe’s latest fight could now be in the pop charts, battling to get the coveted Christmas No1. Read

Gwladys Griffiths turns 100

EDWARD VII was on the throne, Lord Asquith was Prime Minister and the first old age pensions were paid out in Britain. Read

Bikers’ help for air ambulance

MEMBERS of the Aberdare Motorcycle Club made a special trip to the Gower to present £4,500 to the Wales Air Ambulance – a vital emergency service which relies totally on charitable donations. Read