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School ‘blown out’ by firm

DISAPPOINTED school children feel let down after parents claim the plug has been pulled by a bouncy castle firm just weeks before their fun day. Read

‘Handsome’ thief stole from pensioner

A CON-MAN described as “strikingly handsome” is being hunted by police after stealing from a, 87-year-old Pontypridd pensioner. Read

Poets’ colourful verses

CREATIVE talent from Talbot Green is being paraded to the whole of Wales in a new poetry book. Read

Green is an emerald sparkling in the sun

A giant apple hanging from a tree Read

Yellow is like a huge round gleaming sun

Or pieces of soft sand just lying on the beach Read

Burglars slammed for damaging urns in funeral home break-in

BURGLARS who interfered with urns containing the remains of the dead are being hunted by horrified detectives. Read

Rhydian Boast

Holiday death policeman ‘had taken overdose’

A YOUNG policeman found dead on the Greek island of Kos is believed to have taken an overdose. Read

Making a difference

TAFF Ely’s climate champions spoke to the business community at Cardiff Waterside to advise them on how to cut down their carbon footprint. Read

Jenkins appointed chairman of health council

THE Pontypridd and Rhondda Community Health Council has appointed Dominic Jenkins as its new chairman. Read

Fuel price calls

INITIATIVES to protect people in the valleys from excessive rises in fuel prices are being backed by a Plaid Cymru politician. Read

Getting ready for digital age

NEWYDD Housing Association is supporting residents as they switch over to digital in a year’s time. Read

Victory for ale brewer

THE strongest ale regularly produced in Wales has won the Champion Beer of Wales award for the second time in three years. Read

Council are green heroes

A PIONEERING website designed to educate children about recycling has won an international award. Read

A470 lane proposed to combat jams

WALES’ traffic commissioner Nick Jones is backing moves to create a bus lane on the A470 into Cardiff to reduce rush hour delays. Read

The ugly duckling comes to Muni

A YOUTH theatre group is bringing the exciting musical Honk to Pontypridd’s Muni Arts Centre. Read

Neighbours fight secure unit plans

NEIGHBOURS have thwarted the expansion of a secure unit near a home linked with Dr William Price – the founder of modern cremation. Read

Show gets ready to bloom

THE annual Rose Festival is gearing up for the June 28 weekend at Rhondda Heritage Park near Pontypridd. Read

It’s child’s play

It’s child’s play

PARENTS and toddlers are enjoying the summer sunshine in their new garden at Treforest Community Centre. Read

Drops of education

DIPPING into ancient technology to help future generations proved fruitful for students from Tonyrefail. Read

Wales is world’s first fair nation

WALES has become the world’s first fair trade nation. Read