Young dancers from the Rhymney Valley have won scores of trophies at a national competition. More than 60 pupils from Rhian's Dancers, based in Cascade, Penpedairheol, competed in the Welsh Dance Organisation street dance contest. Entering both ...
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood outlined her party's vision for the future of Wales at a recent public meeting in Penpedairheol. The Assembly Member for South Wales Central – making her third speech in the county borough in the last 18 months – spoke to ...
Tracey and John Davies were left heartbroken after their three-bedroom detached house on Pengam Road, Penpedairheol, turned in to a fireball while they sat watching TV. Mrs Davies, of Blackwood restaurant Full O Flavour, described the fire on January 3 ...
The couple had recently spent £50,000 renovating their three-bedroom detached house in Penpedairheol, near Hengoed. And yesterday, Mrs Davies was still struggling to come to terms with what had happened on Friday afternoon. “It's just unbelievable, it ...
Ffion Eleri Porter, a third year computing student, received an Academic Achievement Scholarship Award from the University of Worcester in recognition of her outstanding success in her studies. The 20-year-old, from Penpedairheol, said: “I feel proud ...
An up-and-coming rugby league player from Penpedairheol has made his Super League début with Wigan Warriors. Rhodri Lloyd, 18, came off the bench and played for 40 minutes during a recent match against Leeds Rhinos at Headingley. The former ...