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Credit where it’s due for scheme with a difference

IT'S the community-based craze that is sweeping the Cynon Valley – and changing the lives of those involved! Read

New Catholic parish in the valley

New Catholic parish in the valley

A NEW Catholic parish has been created in the Cynon Valley. Read

Felicity Williams resigns

THE top trade union official in Wales who has been subject of an investigation into claims of bullying has resigned. Read

AM Christine Chapman wants people to connect

FAILURE to connect with other people has contributed to a decline in levels of happiness over the past 30 years, according to Cynon Valley AM Christine Chapman. Read

Miskin Youth Club receives a needed cash boost

A UNIQUE scheme to provide positive activities to keep young people off the streets and out of trouble has received a cash boost - and is improving the lives of others. Read

Servicing the countryside

PEOPLE under community service orders will spend time cleaning up forestry land and creating fire-breaks as part of a new drive towards ‘Restorative Justice.’ Read

On your bike!

On your bike!

Cynon Valley cyclists are ‘wheelie’ delighted at the opening of a new section of the Celtic Taff Trail Cycle Route. The section, between Abercynon and Cilfynydd, was officially opened by Cynon Valley AM Christine Chapman. This new traffic-free section alongside the River Cynon replaces a busy on-road section of the Celtic Trail and Taff Trail. Our AM is pictured with Rylan Jones, national cycle network managerPicture: MIKE CUNLIFFE Cynon Valley cyclists are ‘wheelie’ delighted at the opening of a new section of the Celtic Taff Trail Cycle Route. The section, between Abercynon and Cilfynydd, was officially opened by Cynon Valley AM Christine Chapman. This new traffic-free section alongside the River Cynon replaces a busy on-road section of the Celtic Trail and Taff Trail. Our AM is pictured with Rylan Jones, national cycle network managerPicture: MIKE CUNLIFFE Read

Safety fears after A465 deaths

SOUTH Wales AMs are concerned over safety issues on the Heads of the Valleys Road following the deaths earlier this year of two young girls between Hirwaun and Merthyr Tydfil. Read

Life saving operation

ABERDARE Rotary Club has welcomed a very special guest - Alan Jagger, president of Rotary International. Read

Social problems cause unhappiness

“A FAMILIAR set of social problems” are combining to restrict the potential for happiness in many Welsh families, according to Cynon Valley AM Christine Chapman. Read

Drugs week

SOUTH Wales Police is throwing its support behind National Tackling Drugs Week with education work in the community and school visits. Read

Family’s tribute after fire death

Family’s tribute after fire death

THE FAMILY of a pensioner who died in a house fire in Abercynon have paid tribute to a “caring man with a wicked sense of humour”. Read

Jailed ‘boy racer’ teacher allowed to return to class

A HEADTEACHER jailed for dangerous driving has spoken of his relief at being given permission to return to the classroom. Read

Clampdown on illegal cabbies

THE brakes are being put on rogue drivers who put the public at risk by operating illegal or faulty taxis. Read

Drug raids lead to 20 arrests

COCAINE, cannabis and ecstasy tablets were seized in a major drugs raid in Cynon Valley. Read

Goldmark

Goldmark

A CYNON Valley infants school has been given a gold-star report by inspectors who visited earlier this year. Read

Foster caring is so rewarding for pair

MOUNTAIN Ash’s Lee and Ruth Walters have been foster carers for just a year, but have already made difference to the future of RCT’s children – and are enjoying every minute of it! Read

Last men of Tower in the frame for pair’s exhibition

Last men of Tower in the frame for pair’s exhibition

THE faces of Tower Colliery miners will never be forgotten thanks to a special photographic exhibition. Read

Foundation being laid

PLAID AM Chris Franks met headteachers from the Cynon Valley to discuss the Foundation Phase – a flagship early learning education scheme for children in Wales. Read

Pastures new for golf pro after 38 years at Aberdare

IT really is the end of an era at Aberdare Golf Club, with the retirement of its golf professional after 38 years’ service. Read

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