Category: Rhondda News

  • Stubborn Rhonnda UKIP Voters Deny Spelling Mistake

    Stubborn Rhonnda UKIP Voters Deny Spelling Mistake

    [xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] Rhonnda based UKIP supporters are adamant that the correct spelling of Rhonnda is in fact Rhonnda and the rest of the whole wide world have been spelling it wrong for years, including our very own My Rhonnda News. The misspelling revelation came to light earlier today, following the…

  • Assembly Election Exclusive: Plaid, Lib Dems and Labour Struggle to Match Conservative Leader’s Catchy Nickname

    Assembly Election Exclusive: Plaid, Lib Dems and Labour Struggle to Match Conservative Leader’s Catchy Nickname

    [xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] Three of the main political parties vying for control of the Assembly in next month’s elections are worried that they have missed the boat when it comes to finding a catchy nickname for their respective leaders. My Rhondda News has learned of turmoil within the Labour, Plaid and Lib Dem camps…

  • Maerdy Family’s Ant and Dec Sofa Mix Up

    Maerdy Family’s Ant and Dec Sofa Mix Up

    [xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] The ITV series Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, has caused much confusion and led to two nights spent on a mountain for one Maerdy family. As part of the popular variety show, four couches are placed at mystery sites throughout the UK, if viewers find one of couches they…

  • Swimmers To Be Paid To Use Pontypridd Lido

    Swimmers To Be Paid To Use Pontypridd Lido

    [xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] Following the announcement that entry to Pontypridd Lido will be free of charge to swimmers during 2016, the powers that be have gone one step further and announced that next year people will be paid to swim there. That’s right, My Rhondda News has learned that people will actually be…

  • Hopkinstown Road Closure Leads To A4119 Adventure for Rhondda Fach Drivers

    Hopkinstown Road Closure Leads To A4119 Adventure for Rhondda Fach Drivers

    [xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] Drivers from the Rhondda Fach who were disrupted by the road closure near Barry Sidings today, were treated to a mini adventure, after discovering the A4119 and the Talbot Green shopping area for the first time. The A4119, and the many delights along its length, are well known…

  • “More Supermarkets Please” Say Bored Rhondda Residents

    “More Supermarkets Please” Say Bored Rhondda Residents

    [xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] It’s been several years since a new supermarket has opened in the Rhondda, and local people are starting to go cold turkey.  Since Asda, Tonypandy opened in 2007 there’s been a real lack of excitement amongst Rhondda people. With the demise of local music festivals and fetes due to…

  • Rhondda Family’s Cancer Charity Shame

    Rhondda Family’s Cancer Charity Shame

    [xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] A Rhondda family has been accused of cheating a charity out of money, by buying one charity wrist band and then pretending that they had all bought one each. Bryan The Bryans of Brithweunydd Rd, Tonypandy purchased just one Unity Band™ from the Movember Cancer Charity website for £2, and…

  • Council Plan to Make Valley Wind Farms Less Of An Eyesore

    Council Plan to Make Valley Wind Farms Less Of An Eyesore

    [xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] The Wind Turbines around the Rhondda are set for a change, a change for the better for residents who think they are an eyesore. My Rhondda News has found evidence that the Rhondda is set to be the first area in the world to make use of a…

  • Same Vase Spotted as Prize in Several Merthyr Raffles

    Same Vase Spotted as Prize in Several Merthyr Raffles

    [xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] The same shite vase has been spotted as a prize in several raffles over the last month in various Christmas fetes and fayres around the Merthyr Area. The so called vase, which performs no function at all and looks shite, was first spotted as a raffle prize at…

  • Rhondda Shop Targets More Affluent Clientele With £2 Coin Trolley Plan In Attempt To Sell Lobster Stock

    Rhondda Shop Targets More Affluent Clientele With £2 Coin Trolley Plan In Attempt To Sell Lobster Stock

    [xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] A well known frozen food shop in Dinas, near Porth, is modifying its trolleys to only accept £2 coins in an attempt to attract more middle class customers. The shop is trying to change it’s appearance by attracting people with a bit more money to try and get rid…