Cynon Valley Leader (icWales) (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
A SIKH teenager who won a High Court battle against her school after she was banned from wearing a religious bangle will not return there this term, her mother has said.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Flood water has already caused damage to local roads in Aberdare. Photo: Gerwyn Rees. Send your pictures to yourpics@bbc.co.uk. For terms and conditions see link on the right.
icWales (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
"There are currently no services to Treherbert, Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare and all are terminating at Pontypridd. Ebbw Valley line services are unable to run between Cross Keys and Ebbw Vale Parkway due to flooding at Llanhilleth. Services on the Rhymney Valley are severely disrupted because of flooding in Caerphilly Tunnel.
Merthyr Express (icWales) (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
... leaked from a waste chemical storage tank into a three-mile stretch of the river.Last September, Aberdare Magistrates Court fined Welsh Water for the leak and ordered the company to pay £4,184 costs. The firm also paid £23,000 to Merthyr Tydfil Angling Association to help replenish stocks.The Environment Agency’s senior environment officer Jeff Edwards said: “The worst thing is the pollution...
Cynon Valley Leader (icWales) (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
... her illness, Maria continued to give her time in an active role as director of Aberdare charity Families Against Drugs.She also helped found the Cynon Valley Breathe Easy Group along with the help of friends and respiratory nurses from Prince Charles and Aberdare Hospital, which supports people with lung and breathing problems.Maria was a member of the Labour party and up until last...
Cynon Valley Leader (icWales) (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Anger at hospital unit closure by Carys Jones, Cynon Valley Leader CLOSURES at a Cynon Valley hospital unit have sparked outrage among councillors and their constituents.The Minor Injuries unit at Mountain Ash General Hospital has been closed for the past three weekends, and the closures are set to continue.John Daniel, ward Councillor for Aberdare East, told the Leader of his concerns after...
Cynon Valley Leader (icWales) (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Greg’s slimming success impresses Kym MarshEVEN though he didn’t quite win the national slimming title he went for, Greg Thomas agreed it was a worthwhile journey.The 37-year-old super-slimmer, who has lost an amazing 3st 5lbs since January, had already won the Slimming World title Aberdare man of the year.And when he travelled to Derby for the national leg of the competition he was lucky enough...
Cynon Valley Leader (icWales) (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
“With regard to the service continuing at both Mountain Ash and Aberdare until the new hospital is open, the Trust confirms that commitment was made to the Cynon Valley Forum, and wherever possible we have upheld that commitment.
Cynon Valley Leader (icWales) (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
The score at the end of the game was 0-0, but despite this there was a good display of open rugby played at a fast pace.l Aberdare’s first league game of the new season is at the Ynys on Saturday, September 6, when they take on St Peter’s.
Rhondda Leader (icWales) (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
... of Cilgerran.His post will be taken by Mrs Borland, who is originally from Maerdy but now lives in Aberdare.She will take up her post at the Penygraig school in September, moving from the head’s office at Craigcefnparc Primary in Swansea.She said: “I am delighted to have been appointed as the next headteacher of Ysgol yr Eos.“I very much look forward to working with the children, their parents...
Cynon Valley Leader (icWales) (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
... in the car at 6.45pm and tried to check her mobile phone, and there was a struggle.”Mr McCann told Aberdare Magistrates’ court that the couple then parked in the forecourt of a petrol station in Cwmbach and Oliver struck Miss Brugnoli-Edwards to the face, causing her lip to bleed.He also assaulted her by twisting her finger and spat at her.Oliver then went into the garage to pay for petrol,...
Cynon Valley Leader (icWales) (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
‘Health second to wealth’ by Carys Jones, Cynon Valley Leader ‘Health second to wealth’A DIABETES sufferer has slammed health ministers, claiming they are putting wealth before health.Roger Cook, of Commercial Street, Aberdare, was diagnosed with Type2 Diabetes eight years ago for which he was prescribed Metphormin tablets.For the last five years the 62-year-old’s condition has also been kept...
Cynon Valley Leader (icWales) (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
AM gets behind postal service improvements for visually impaired by Staff Reporter, Cynon Valley Leader CYNON Valley AM Christine Chapman has offered her support for the improvement of postal services to cater for the visually impaired.Recent complaints about the resizing of a post box slot in Gadlys, Aberdare have centralised the need to address the issue of provisions made for visually impaired...
Cynon Valley Leader (icWales) (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Kelly gives judges paws for thought in competition by Kelly Miles, Cynon Valley Leader Kelly gives judges paws for thought in competitionGREAT-grandmother Ann Boland can’t leave the house alone.But, with the constant help and support of her guide dog Kelly, she is able to have a normal life.And Kelly, who lives with 70-year-old Ann in Pentwyn Court, Aberdare, has been highly commended as part...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
By Sarah Knapton Last Updated: 5:50PM BST 01 Sep 2008Sarika Watkins-Singh, 14, took Aberdare Girls' School, in south Wales, to the High Court after she was excluded for wearing the Kara – a bracelet worn by many Sikhs as a symbol of faith.But despite winning the case the teenager will not return for the start of the new term following the courtroom battle. She said: "I don't want to go back...
