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Drama group’s strip search

AN AMATEUR dramatic group are holding open auditions for a musical version of The Full Monty. Read

Family appeals over lost pet

A BROWN and white dog has gone missing on Maerdy Mountain. Read

Asda boost for children

CAN you believe that it is almost one year since Asda Tonypandy opened its doors in the Rhondda? Read

We will never forget

MORE than 300 people, including young and elderly representatives, attended the Remembrance Day Service at Porth. Read

Stolen car contained drugs

SOUTH Wales Police are seeking information in relation to the theft of a blue Vauxhall Corsa car, with the registration number P931 XAX. Read

Ystrad girl Jade bids to be Miss Teen Queen UK 2009

AN YSTRAD girl faces competition from 49 other would-be teenage models, in a UK-wide competition. Read

Driver jailed after dangerous jaunt around Talbot Green

A DANGEROUS driver mounted a pavement in Talbot Green, twice went the wrong way around roundabouts and ignored a red traffic light. Read

Album marks ex-Treorchy singer’s milestone

AN EX-TREORCHY boy Chris Ferguson, of Barnard Way, Church Village, is currently celebrating his first anniversary as a young male vocalist in the entertainment circuit in Wales. Read

Workers hear of plans to aid area

JOB Centre staff got to have their say on benefit reforms when they met Rhondda MP Chris Bryant this week. Read

Group feels in the pink

BEAUTY students at Coleg Morgannwg spent the day fundraising for Breast Cancer Awareness. Read

Call for inquiry into centre

THE running of Maerdy Community Centre should be scrutinised by the Charity Commission, claims Rhondda’s Assembly Member. Read

Burglar fingered

FINGERPRINT evidence helped bring a drug addict to justice after he burgled a house while the family slept upstairs. Read

Town revives outdoor market tradition

TONYPANDY town centre has received a boost thanks to its revived traditional outdoor market. Read

Garden talk

Ynyshir Gardening Club will hold their next meeting at St Anne’s Church on November 20 at 7pm. The guest speaker will be Kevin Thomas, who will give a talk on house plants and plants will be on sale. Read

Boost for winners

CARDIFF and Rhondda Cynon Taf Councils have joined forces with BBC Wales to offer Doctor Who competition-winners the ultimate prize. Read

Killer’s victim was ‘so caring’

THE family of a Ton Pentre woman who was strangled by a man after she teased him about living in a caravan have described her as a caring mother and grandmother. Read

Warning on callers

RESIDENTS are being urged to be on their guard after a rogue trader took £200 from an elderly lady for work he did not complete. Read

Everyone is a winner in wonder land of Dr Who

CARDIFF and Rhondda Cynon Taf Councils have joined forces with BBC Wales to offer Doctor Who competition-winners the ultimate prize. Read

RCT anger over budget

RHONDDA Cynon Taf Council’s Cabinet has begun to draw together its budget strategy for 2009-10 but warn there could be price increases and reduced services. Read

Roll up, roll up for Christmas crackers

REINDEER parades, Christmas lights and dazzling pyrotechnics are set to light up the winter nights in Rhondda in the coming weeks, as Rhondda Cynon Taf's Christmas events season gets underway. Read