Category: Rhondda News
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Rhondda Prepares for Extreme Cold Snap
[xyz-ihs snippet=”AmazonBannerConsumerElectronics”] With severe frosts forecast over the coming days as well as the risk of snow in places, as winter finally arrives, the Met Office have issued a yellow cold weather alert. My Rhondda News has been speaking to the people of the Rhondda to see how they are…
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Traffic Chaos in Treorchy As Severn Bridge Tolls Are Axed
[xyz-ihs snippet=”AdFloating”] [xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] There was absolute traffic chaos and bedlam at Stag Square Treorchy today, with queues of traffic stretching for miles and miles, and all because the Severn Bridge tolls have been axed. Extra congestion had always been predicted by experts when the bridge tolls closed, with fears…
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Plans For Rhondda’s Electric Car Infrastructure Are Leaked
[xyz-ihs snippet=”AdFloating”] [xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] On Monday, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report, which says unless we start reducing carbon emissions now, our planet is at risk of extreme drought, wildfires, floods and food shortages for hundreds of millions of people. One of the many recommendations…
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Christmas Has Come Early To The Rhondda, Again!
[xyz-ihs snippet=”AdFloating”] [xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] A Rhondda Christmas window painter has had to start is rounds even earlier this year due to a hike in demand, and he painted his first window this weekend. The painting over of windows at Christmas has been a Rhondda tradition for many years, with people…
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The Ferndale Dragon, “We Can’t Bloody Win” Say Council
[xyz-ihs snippet=”AdFloating”] [xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] It’s been several months since the Greenwood Park Dragon in Ferndale decided to spread its wings and fly away, or so the authorities would rather us believe. Because, if the dragon had simply flown away on its own initiative, that would have been less embarrassing for…
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Ferndale Man Finds Message In A Bottle At Porthcawl
[xyz-ihs snippet=”AdFloating”] [xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] A man from Ferndale has found a message in a bottle in the sea at Porthcawl. Ron Scrumps from The Strand in Ferndale was walking along the Esplanade in Porthcawl earlier today when he spotted the bottle bobbing about in the sea and decided to wade…
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Ferndale Man Throws Message In A Bottle Into Porthcawl Sea
[xyz-ihs snippet=”AdFloating”] [xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] Just like the ex-lead singer of the band the Police, Sting, a Ferndale Man is hoping that someone gets his message in a bottle. Malcolm Trunking from Albany Street, made the long journey on the 172 bus to Porthcawl earlier today, to throw his bottle into…
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Supermarket Crawls Are The New Pub Crawl In The Rhondda
[xyz-ihs snippet=”AdFloating”] [xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] Over the past few decades, the Rhondda has sadly seen many, many workingmens’ clubs and pubs close their doors for good. Pubs such as The Anchor in Ferndale, Charmonds in Porth, Pentre’s Griffin and The Star in Ystrad have all long closed down. Some of the…
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Treorchy Man Misses Ed Sheeran’s Concerts In Cardiff
[xyz-ihs snippet=”AdFloating”] [xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] A man from Treorchy is the only person in the whole of Wales who has not gone to see Ed Sheeran in Cardiff. Norman Parting, 52, from Stuart Street, told My Rhondda News, “I don’t know what all the fuss is about. I liked him in…
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Joyful Scenes in Ferndale Co-op as Someone Actually Uses the Self-checkout Without Intervention From Staff
[xyz-ihs snippet=”AdFloating”] [xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] There were scenes of pure joy and celebration in Ferndale today, as someone actually successfully used the self-checkout till all on their own, without any annoying red lights, beeps or the need for the cashier to stop serving other people and come and help out. A…
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