Plans for 30 flats in Rhondda opposed as concerns raised over traffic and overdevelopment
Plans for 30 flats in Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) have been opposed by councillors because of concerns of overdevelopment and traffic. An application for the flats at Tonyrefail and Rhondda Wildlife Sanctuary in Gilfach Road, Tonyrefail, was voted down by…
Four charged following house fire in Ferndale
Following the house fire on Protheroe Street, Ferndale during the early hours of yesterday morning four people have been charged. South Wales Police was called at 1.25am on Monday July 28, with a report of a house fire on Protheroe…
Rhondda man sentenced for child sex offences
A 31-year-old man been sentenced at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court after being convicted of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child and attempting to arrange / facilitate the commission of child sex offence – rape / assault by…
30-year-old prison officer found guilty of misconduct
A 30-year-old woman from the Rhondda was sentenced to prison for six years at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court on Friday August 9 2024. Jodie Lee Beer, 30, of Llanharry, Rhondda Cynon Taff, was working as a prison officer for…
Rhondda man jailed for sexually assaulting four children
Gary Hayes, 61, of Garth Street, Taff’s Well, was found guilty of indecent and sexual assault of four children, all under the age of 13, between April 2002 and September 2016. He was sentenced to the following: . 16 years…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Palestine Solidarity Campaign stages protest for ceasefire
Members of the Rhondda Cynon Taf Palestine Solidarity Campaign staged actions on Wednesday (Nov 15) in Pontypridd to raise awareness of the ongoing attacks on Palestinian civilians in Gaza. We are also calling on our local MPs to support a…
Rhondda man who made crack from cocaine jailed for nearly five years
A stop and search in Rhondda led to the seizure of over £30,000 worth of class A drugs in January (2019). The drugs were discovered at a house in Elm Wood Drive, Tonyrefail, which was searched by police after they…