Penywaun

A Cynon Valley slimmer who shed weight to fulfil her goal of running a half marathon will open a new class in Penywaun to inspire others. Kirsty Russell, 27, has lost 3st 8lb after being envious of people running past when she was walking her dog ...

On Saturday, Dean set off from Penywaun to LlanfairPG, hoping to complete the 309-mile cycle in under 20 hours, and hoping to raise £1,500. He exceeded expectations on both counts – completing the ride in 18 hours and 24 minutes, raising £1,700 by ...

A builder by trade until he was 70, Allan was an avid football fan and had a 34-year association with Rhigos Sports Club – while he also had a love of drama which he discovered at Penywaun Youth Club. He was also Rhigos' community correspondent for the ...

A worker at Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil who stole NHS property from his workplace and then sold it on eBay was given a six month suspended jail sentence at Merthyr Crown Court. Paul Anthony Lloyd, 30, of Lawrence Avenue, Penywaun, ...

On that day the victim was walking through Penywaun in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, with a friend after a visit to the shop to buy alcohol when he saw Murray standing in front of him. Rachel Knight, prosecuting at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court, said the pair ...

A man has been jailed for two years after being convicted of attacking a paedophile in the street. Nathan Murray, 21, struck the unnamed man in the face twice with a knuckle duster when he saw him outside an off-licence in Penywaun, Aberdare.