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£3,500 raised for charity

Church Village bypass builders raised money by doing  the Great Welsh Run

12:30pm Monday 10th November 2008

THE CONSTRUCTION team that built the Church Village bypass ran for charity and raised more than £3,500.

New system saves stroke victims life

stroke victim Brian March with Dr Richard Dewar and paramedic Katie McPheat.

7:30am Monday 10th November 2008

THE SWIFT actions of a Rhondda ambulance crew helped save the life of a stroke victim.

Smile for Talbot Green

Fashionista Jo Popham

9:00am Saturday 8th November 2008

TO CELEBRATE and support the 10th National Stress Awareness Day, Talbot Green Shopping Park is launching its Biggest Smile competition, with a prize of vouchers for the winner.

£95,000 improvement scheme to get underway

8:30am Saturday 8th November 2008

A £95,000 improvement scheme gets underway this Monday by Dwr Cymru Welsh Water in the Brown Street area of Ferndale.

20p plastic bags levy proposed by AMs

7:30am Thursday 6th November 2008

Shoppers could be charged 20p for plastic carrier bags at checkouts under proposals put forward by a committee of AMs.

Flight liquid limits to be lifted

Flight liquid limits to be lifted

12:30pm Tuesday 4th November 2008

The limits on the amount of liquids allowed on flights from EU airports will be lifted in 2010 provided new scanners are in place to distinguish liquid explosives from harmless substances, officials in Brussels said.

Keep pets safe this Bonfire Night

Station Manager Matt Jones (South Wales Fire and Rescue Service), RSPCA Officer and PC Richard Wiseman  (South Wales Police).

7:40am Saturday 1st November 2008

FIREFIGHTERS and Police Officers are supporting the RSPCA’s safety messages regarding bonfire night this year.

Aberdare woman climbs mountain for charity

Natasha Keogh at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro

7:30am Friday 31st October 2008

AN ABERDARE woman has climbed the near 6000 metres to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro to see an anti-poaching team remove snares.

What do we do with a tree called Conifer!

9:00am Tuesday 21st October 2008

THE CAMPAIGN'S resident gardening expert Roger Crooke offers readers his musings on the mighty conifer and what it means to us.

Horticultural centre opens

Cllr Mike Forey, Cabinet Member for Health and  Adult Services; Barry Gallagher, Chief Executive  for Drive; Janet Thickpenny, Big Lottery Fund Grant

4:40pm Wednesday 15th October 2008

A NEW horticultural centre built with a grant of more than £150,000 was opened by Radio 2 regular and gardening expert, Terry Walton.









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