Maerdy

A statement from RCT council said: “Investigative works are underway to determine how and when repairs will be made to the Maerdy Mountain Road following the landslip on December 31, 2015. “The works, in the form of ground tests via onsite drilling ...

“The Maerdy Mountain Road is an important road and I am delighted she has agreed this help.” Andrew Morgan, leader of RCT council who also has responsibilities for highways, added: “This funding will support us to take forward investigatory work to ...

But it will cost more than £1m to put right. Rhondda Cynon Taf council has confirmed the repair cost for the Maerdy Mountain Road – a section that connects the village of Maerdy in Rhondda with Aberdare in the Cynon Valley – following the landslip on ...

She added: “We may not have the Velothon in RCT, but we still have a fantastic ride on offer for keen cyclists with the annual Valleys Velo which takes in the Bwlch, Rhigos, Maerdy, Penrhys and the long climb up to Llanwonno from Pontypridd town centre ...

A school bus driver who was over the drink-drive limit as he drove pupils in Rhondda Cynon Taff was caught after being spotted with a can of cider as he stopped to buy more alcohol. Jeffrey Owen, 44, from Maerdy, was stopped by police after a member of ...

A bus driver arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence while driving a coach of school pupils from one South Wales school to another has been charged. Jeffery Owen, 44, from Maerdy, Ferndale, was arrested on December 3 as sixth form ...