Graigwen

Andrew Tomkinson won more than 5,000 votes in the general election earlier this year – with Ukip's 13.4% share of Pontypridd's vote a significant 10.1% increase from its performance in 2011. The ex-serviceman from Graigwen has now resigned from Ukip to ...

A Pontypridd man will free-fall some 12,000ft during a sky dive to raise money for a charity in Uganda – and he plans to complete the feat completely naked. Howard Smith, of Graigwen, wanted up the ante from his efforts 10 months ago when he raised ...

The Slate Shed at Graig Wen, Snowdonia This lovely five-room b&b, set within 45 acres of woodland overlooking the Mawddach Estuary, is housed in a former slate-cutting mill built in 1868. Its owners, Sarah Heyworth and John McKenzie-Murdoch, who ...

Crews from Porth, Pontypridd and Abercynon were called to the former Coed Y Lan School, in Graigwen, this afternoon following a call from a concerned member of the public. A South Wales Fire and Rescue spokeswoman said: "We were called to an ...

Earlier this year, councillors turned down United Welsh Housing Association plans to transform a derelict former council building in Graigwen, Pontypridd, into a 10-room hostel for youngsters with possible alcohol, drug and behavioural problems. But ...

A 76-year-old vicar and martial arts expert from Graigwen has come out of retirement for one last time to try to break his 50th double bed of nails world record. The gruelling feat is known as the “Iron Maiden” and requires an individual to lie down on ...