My Rhondda News

[xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] My Rhondda News has learned of an ambitious new one way system soon to be proposed by the council, that will affect all Rhondda residents. 31 Miles The new proposed one way system will be 31 miles long and run north from Porth to Treherbert, continuing over the…

[xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] A Rhondda Pub Landlord has spoken out about being accused of falsifying TripAdvisor reviews about his own pub. Cock Stephen Miley-Jones, proprietor of the Cock Inn, Penrhiwfer, had his TripAdvisor account suspended following accusations that he was creating all the entries himself. Tidy “Tidy!” was a common review…

[xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] Following the success of a Rhondda based Facebook group’s inadvertent record breaking photography attempt last week (as reported by My Rhondda News here), the same group have failed to get their moon photos into the record books.

[xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] My Rhondda News has discovered that local councillors are proposing to rename the Rhondda Fach. If the councillors get their way, from 2017 the Rhondda Fach will be known simply as “The Other Valley”. Paving the way for the Rhondda Fawr to be renamed to “The Rhondda Valley”.…

[xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] The National Grid have reported a surge in demand for electricity from the Rhondda and other valleys today, as rugby fans tackle DIY jobs at home in an attempt to make the day go faster, in anticipation for tonight’s game against the English at 8pm. Drills, Sanders and…

[xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] Most Rhondda people don’t know that the film “Pride” is based on true events and actually think the plot of the film is totally made up. Also, the majority of people we asked think the Rhondda would have made a more suitable location for the film. Onllwyn “The Rhondda…

[xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense-Macmillan-Small”] An upcoming, charity organised Coffee Morning, in which people get together and drink coffee, has been hijacked by some Rhondda ladies as an excuse for a drunken girlie drinking session. My Rhondda News has been made aware of several locally organised so called Coffee Mornings, in which wine will be served…

[xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] Network Rail have come under fire from Rhondda residents for calling Ystrad station, “Ystrad Rhondda” and not just “Ystrad”. In a statement from Network Rail, they said “We had to come up with a way to distinguish Ystrad Mynach from Ystrad, as both towns have stations on routes…

[xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] Rhondda people have inadvertently earned themselves a place in the Guinness book of Records by photographing the same Rainbow more times than any other rainbow.

[xyz-ihs snippet=”Adsense2″] Several members of the Ku Klux Klan have been spotted on the hills above Trealaw, dressed in white hoods and taking selfies in front of the white cross of Trealaw. Undercover Our undercover, or rather underpillowcase, reporter from My Rhondda News, infiltrated the Klan and was able to get an interview…