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One year after the reopening of Caerphilly Castle’s Great Hall, Wales’ largest castle is celebrating a major increase in visitor numbers, conservation milestones and cut-price tickets to ensure access for all. The Great Hall reopened last July following an £8million programme of preservation and refurbishment by Cadw, the Welsh Government’s historic environment service. In the […]
Pontypridd is going festival crazy this year – and the latest celebration of music is just weeks away. Following the success of the Pontypridd Jazz Festival, and with the Morfydd Owen Festival coming up in October, the Pontypridd Brass Band Festival will take place across the town from Friday 4th to Sunday 6th September. The […]
Pontypridd Town Council has announced that Pontypridd Museum has secured over £257,000.00 in funding from the Welsh Government’s Museums Transformation Capital Grant Programme to transform the Museum’s historic upper gallery into a vibrant, modern and accessible exhibition space for future generations. The funding forms part of a £5.28 million investment by Welsh Government supporting 31 […]
Dog owners in Rhondda Cynon Taf are being invited to take part in a new programme of affordable training classes launching in Maerdy this month. Hot Dog Trainer has announced a new partnership with Avon Engineered Rubber Ltd, which will provide a dedicated outdoor training space at the company’s site. The fully enclosed and secure […]
Residents are being advised that Berw Road Bridge, commonly known as White Bridge, in Pontypridd will be closed to both vehicles and pedestrians for one week from Monday, August 10, to allow further repair works to take place. The Grade II Listed bridge, which was damaged during Storm Dennis, underwent a major restoration programme completed […]
A historic 1907 pipe organ that was once considered beyond repair and destined for landfill has been restored and is set to become the centrepiece of a new community hub in Ynyshir. The Harrison & Harrison instrument, located in the former St Anne’s Church, has been brought back to life by Abergavenny organ builder Kingsley […]
A brand-new restaurant and cocktail bar unlike anything else in the Rhondda is preparing to open its doors in Treorchy – but this is far more than a hospitality venue. The Fern & Ivy, founded by Michelle Coburn-Hughes, Founder and CEO of The Fern Partnership, is a social enterprise where profits will be reinvested directly […]
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council will soon undertake important future-proofing and cleaning work to New Rheola Bridge in Porth, which will require a series of weekend road closures and week-night traffic management – starting this weekend (July 25). New Rheola Bridge carries a section of the A4233 Porth Relief Road and is a key gateway […]
Taff Ely Foodbank has launched an urgent community appeal after a rise in demand for emergency food coincided with a fall in donations, leaving the charity around two tonnes below the stock level it needs to continue supporting local people in crisis. Since the beginning of the year, the foodbank has supported 1,638 people through […]
Major rail upgrades as part of the South Wales Metro will take place this summer and rail passengers are being urged to check before they travel. Essential rail upgrades to deliver faster and more frequent services will impact the South Wales Valley lines to and from Cardiff. Work will be delivered from Saturday 25 July to Saturday 15 August across […]
