Pontypridd woman speaks out over suicide guilt Abbie Pennell's father Stephen killed himself in June 2018 - now she speaks out over suicide guilt. BBC News - Published 1 day ago Also reported by •BBC Local News
Pontypridd RFC launch appeal to fund £100k shortfall Welsh Premiership club Pontypridd RFC hope to raise £100,000 to solve a funding shortfall for the 2018-19 season. BBC Sport - Published 1 day ago
British Airways Sued By Passenger Forced Next To 'Obese' Man A passenger is suing British Airways, claiming he suffered injury and loss of earnings from being placed beside an obese passenger on a 12-hour flight. 51-year-old Stephen Prosser from South Wales told..
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The shock six-figure sum Pontypridd RFC admit they must raise if they are to make it to the end of the season Usually so buoyant, these are very challenging times at the Sardis Road club Wales Online - Published 1 day ago
London gangsters caught offering 'happy hour' drug deals in Pontypridd They were caught selling drugs in a back lane in Glyncoch after sending out texts saying: 'Happy hour – four for 25' Wales Online - Published 4 days ago
Pontypridd RFC board call shareholder meeting Pontypridd RFC will hold an extraordinary general meeting on Wednesday to address concerns over the club's finances. BBC News - Published 1 week ago Parents voice concern over council sixth form plans which could leave Pontypridd without one Teachers and parents have voiced concerns Wales Online - Published 3 weeks ago
Armed police use Taser and baton round to storm into house on Pontypridd street A 30-year-old man was arrested after the incident on Thurston Road Wales Online - Published on January 22, 2019 Pontypridd's Muni arts centre 'needs council support' in future BBC Local News: South East Wales -- A former trustee of the Muni in Pontypridd urges the council to think about managing the venue itself. BBC Local News - Published on January 21, 2019 Also reported by •BBC News
Pontypridd fans are still heading to North Wales - even though their match was called off After a drawn-out saga, Pontypridd v RGC was called off but the fans are still making the journey Wales Online - Published on January 18, 2019 Why a big screen has suddenly appeared in Pontypridd This is what it will be used for... Wales Online - Published on January 17, 2019
Staunch Welsh Remainer, 73, says he'll be 'the talk of the bowls club' after heated Brexit TV row Gwilym Ballinger, who was being interviewed on the BBC in the village of Pontyclun, near Pontypridd said he feared the heated discussion could have turned into a brawl. MailOnline - Published on January 17, 2019 WRU officially confirm RGC v Pontypridd clash postponed with team unable to fulfil fixture The game was meant to be on Saturday, then it was moved to Friday and now it's been rescheduled Wales Online - Published on January 16, 2019
Scrum V forced to change coverage plans amid RGC v Pontypridd scheduling issues Scrum V has confirmed it has amended its coverage plans for Friday night Wales Online - Published on January 15, 2019 The shocking scale of flytipping by two men in forestry near to Pontypridd Luke Samuel Davies and Ronnie Junior Jones face possible jail sentences Wales Online - Published on January 15, 2019
Pontypridd RFC issue statement as club struggle to raise team for game after fixture is rearranged The club say the scheduling of their game against RGC remains unresolved Wales Online - Published on January 13, 2019 Pontypridd RFC struggling to raise a team after 'ludicrous' decision to move game for TV reasons The fixture was originally due to take place next Saturday, but has been moved to a Friday evening Wales Online - Published on January 10, 2019
The story of a rough sleeper evicted from the makeshift home he built on a Pontypridd town centre street Craig Churchill was served with a legal notice requesting him to leave the wooden shelter he had created on Taff Street Wales Online - Published on January 9, 2019 Pontypridd's Muni Arts Centre is in the hands of receivers RCT Council says it is working to re-open the venue Wales Online - Published on January 7, 2019 Also reported by •BBC Local News •BBC News
Boom town: The explosion of industry in Pontypridd and what happened next How a small Valleys town became known around the world Wales Online - Published on December 27, 2018 Pontypridd's Muni Arts Centre closure will be 'temporary' BBC Local News: South East Wales -- MP Owen Smith said he wanted to reassure people after the arts centre was forced to close. BBC Local News - Published on December 24, 2018 Also reported by •BBC News
Man's body discovered in Pontypridd park on Christmas Eve Police said the man's body was found at around 7.30am Wales Online - Published on December 24, 2018 Muni Arts Centre in Pontypridd 'will reopen' after being dogged by financial problems The arts centre announced it had closed on Saturday Wales Online - Published on December 23, 2018
Muni Arts Centre in Pontypridd announces it is to close It was transferred into the community from RCT Council three years ago Wales Online - Published on December 22, 2018 Welsh woman seriously injured in horrific fatal head-on crash in America Elizabeth Real grew up in Pontypridd Wales Online - Published on December 11, 2018
Can schools keep ahead of the IT curve? Can schools keep ahead of the IT curve? These teenagers near Pontypridd talk about what they know - and what they learn. BBC News - Published on December 10, 2018 Football fan inhaled fatal amount of gas prior to car crash Gavin Edmunds, 27, was found after he drove his Renault Megane into a parked car in Pontypridd Wales Online - Published on November 29, 2018
This is Pontypridd's 'waving' Santa but some people think he looks like he's doing something else The Santa is famous in the Valleys because of the similarity between his wave and another 'hand-based activity' Wales Online - Published on November 28, 2018 Car flips on its side under bridge in Pontypridd Emergency services are at the scene Wales Online - Published on November 16, 2018
Motorcyclist dies four days after crash with car Jason Davey, from the Pontypridd area, died four days later in hospital Wales Online - Published on October 29, 2018 Man texted 'No-one cares about me' to police negotiator before ending his life 'Loving' son Daniel Huw Matthews, 29, from Pontypridd, died in June Wales Online - Published on October 24, 2018
Pontypridd footbridge backed in town revival plan BBC Local News: South East Wales -- A new pedestrian river crossing is backed by councillors as part of an urban redevelopment plan. BBC Local News - Published on October 23, 2018 Also reported by •BBC News A man living on benefits in a rented house conned an American out of a million pounds Keith Morgan lived on benefits near Pontypridd but posed as a rich and successful businessman with global connections Wales Online - Published on October 15, 2018
More than 1,000 back calls for paddling pool to be brought back to Pontypridd park Grandmother Leigh Webb started the petition because she says it is difficult to get in to Pontypridd Lido Wales Online - Published on October 15, 2018 Principality Premiership: Try highlights Watch highlights from the weekend's Principality Premiership in which there were wins for Pontypridd, Bridgend, Aberavon, Cardiff, Merthyr, Newport and Bargoed. BBC Sport - Published on October 14, 2018
Watch some of the best tries from the weekend's Principality Premiership BBC Local News: South West Wales -- Watch highlights from the weekend's Principality Premiership in which there were wins for Pontypridd, Bridgend, Aberavon, Cardiff, Merthyr, Newport and Bargoed. BBC Local News - Published on October 14, 2018 Pontypridd 'needs a paddling pool as well as lido' Bring back our paddling pool so my grandchildren don't miss out, a campaigner says. BBC News - Published on October 12, 2018 Also reported by •BBC Local News
Was James Bond from Pontypridd? Previously unseen documents show a man from Pontypridd called James Bond was in the army with author Ian Fleming BBC News - Published on October 5, 2018 The curious tale of the Welsh steelworker called James Bond who served at the same time as Ian Fleming Documents previously guarded under the Official Secrets Act reveal more about the service of Pontypridd metal worker James Charles Bond Wales Online - Published on October 5, 2018
Conwoman jailed after spending donations meant for dead four-year-old girl on drugs Hannah Price, 25, swindled people in Rhondda and Pontypridd out of their money by asking for donations towards the funeral of Amelia Brooke Harris, who was just four-years-old. MailOnline - Published on October 5, 2018 Pontypridd school shake-up plan put out to consultation BBC Local News: South East Wales -- Two schools for pupils aged three to 16 could be built amid falling pupil numbers in a south Wales town. BBC Local News - Published on October 5, 2018
Parents, teachers and pupils to be consulted over Pontypridd school shake-up RCT's cabinet has agreed to undertake a consultation lasting until January Wales Online - Published on October 4, 2018