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Maerdy’s a great place despite the vandalism

Maerdy’s a great place despite the vandalism

A SOUTH African woman was full of praise for the people of Maerdy – despite having the front window of her shop smashed. Read

Snappers’ calendar creations

IF your haven’t already sent in your picture for this year’s Rhondda Calendar competition, you need to get snapping. Read

Missing swimmer body find

POLICE have confirmed they have found the body of missing swimmer Deryn Rhys Telfer five miles off the coast of Pembrokeshire. Read

Police probe rape claims

POLICE are investigating claims a rape took place at a concert last weekend. Read

Help Hayley help Nepal

Help Hayley help Nepal

A PORTH woman is preparing to travel to Nepal to spend three months helping to give villagers a better quality of life. Read

Pupils’ super effort

NEXT year’s pupils at Ysgol yr Eos in Penygraig will benefit from the hard work of their Year Six peers. Read

Golden years together

GOLDEN couple Brian and Joyce celebrate a half-century of happy marriage this week. Read

Donation sounds good to band

A RHONDDA brass band is trumpeting thanks to The Co-operative, which has donated £1,900 for a new trombone. Read

Happy days spent on the buses

MOST people of my generation have fond memories of happy days spent in the sun in Porthcawl or Barry Island, having travelled there on Rhondda Transport Buses. Read

Labour look after their own

A TRUST has met for the first time to decide how to spend £1.5m which was left to the Rhondda by Burberry after it closed its factory in Treorchy. Read

Labour stalwart Emrys Thomas

IT WAS with great sadness that I learned of the death on July 4 of Treorchy, Cymparc and Ynyswen Labour Party legend Emrys Thomas. Read

The scam that inspired a poem

I JOINED our local OAP group last year and was asked to bring along my favourite poem. Read

New arrival was well worth the wait

Nine Long Months Read

Development is for everyone

DURING the recent public exhibition held in Blaenrhondda, we displayed our early ideas for the development of the former Fernhill colliery site. Read

Proud artists display creations

THE Parc and Dare was a blaze of colour during a week-long exhibition by local artists. Read

Causes and cures of knife crime

I READ in the papers recently how a 16 year old fatally stabbed by a gang of youths in south London cried for his mother as he lay dying – the 18th youth to do so this year. Read

Afternoon delights by Kathryn Williams

Although a lot of hard work, it’s a pleasure and an honour to be asked to be bridesmaid, and to help organise hen activities for a good mate, especially when they enjoy themselves so much. Read

Let Wales set rail agenda

MEMORY is a funny old thing, isn’t it? Why is it that sometimes we pick the best of the news and other times only the worst? Read

Youths stole cabling from disused factory

THREE youths narrowly avoided jail sentences for stealing copper wiring from a disused factory in Treorchy. Read

Thousands are caught in Porth’s web of sunshine fun

THE Porth carnival proved yet again to be an outstanding success, attracting thousands of visitors from as far afield as the Midlands and the West Country. Read