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Heavy metal legend dies after ‘major operation’

Guitarist Phil Campbell has died peacefully at the age of 64, his family has announced. Campbell, from Pontypridd in Wales, was the guitarist for the heavy metal band Motörhead from 1984 until their disbandment 30 years later. His family said in a statement on Facebook that he passed away after…

The Independent UK

Welsh community races to save chapel where Cwm Rhondda hymn first sung

Fundraising campaign launched after Grade II-listed Capel Rhondda, near Pontypridd, put up for sale

The Guardian - UK

Two activists convicted of harassing justice minister over Israel-Hamas conflict

Ayeshah Behit, 31, and Hiba Ahmed, 26, denied harassing Labour MP Alex Davies-Jones.

Evening Standard

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Justice minister ‘terrified’ by actions of pro-Palestinian activists, court told

Ayeshah Behit and Hiba Ahmed are on trial at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court.

Evening Standard

What to expect from the £1bn ‘Welsh Tube’ set to open this year

Trains on the South Wales Metro will run every five minutes between Pontypridd and Cardiff

The Independent UK

Kate Middleton just re-styled a blazer from 2007 - and proved that good investment pieces never fail

The Princess of Wales brought back her Ralph Lauren blazer for a visit to Pontypridd and it looked just as chic this time around

Woman & Home

William and Kate go head to head in Welsh cake-making challenge

The Prince and Princess of Wales were keeping up with orders at a market trader in Pontypridd.

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Kate and William to try cooking Welsh cakes on trip to South Wales

The Prince and Princess of Wales will visit Pontypridd, ahead of St David’s Day.

Evening Standard

Kate and William to try cooking Welsh cakes on trip to South Wales

The Prince and Princess of Wales will visit Pontypridd next Wednesday, ahead of St David’s Day.

Evening Standard

Major incident declared in South Wales as Storm Bert takes its toll

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, South Wales Fire and Rescue, Natural Resources Wales and South Wales Police have declared a major incident.

The Independent UK

Pontypridd residents make frantic efforts to protect homes as river floods

Welsh town fights raging River Taff with sandbags and buckets as central street has second big flood in four years

The Guardian - UK

Lidia Thorpe protest reminds me of Keir Hardie’s in 1894

Brief letters: Pontypridd colliery disaster | Van Gogh worth the wait | A macabre José Saramago tale | Expertise in death

The Guardian - UK

The deep history of Wales’s National Eisteddfod festival

The National Eisteddfod opens its gates in Pontypridd, a few miles north of Cardiff, from August 3 to 10 in 2024. Attracting up to 170,000 visitors, it is probably the largest travelling festival of its kind in Europe.

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Christopher Kapessa’s family call on CPS to review decision not to charge suspect

Inquest at Pontypridd finds 13-year-old black boy was deliberately pushed into river by older child as ‘dangerous prank’

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Pontypridd: Body found after explosion at Treforest industrial estate in South Wales

One person had been unaccounted for after Wednesday evening's major incident

Evening Standard

Pontypridd: One person missing after explosion at Treforest industrial estate in South Wales

Police and firefighters respond to major blaze at estate in Treforest

Wales Online

Paedophile fell to knees and wept after being found with baby rape video

Desmond Wright, 38, of Pontypridd, was found with more than 1,000 images of child abuse on various devices, which he downloaded from file-sharing sites

Wales Online

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Burglars broke into home and were disturbed by woman who thought it was daughter

Craig Griffiths, 42, Christopher Horner, 42, and Lee Rees, 55, broke into a number properties in Pontypridd to steal items to fund their drug habits

Wales Online

Pontypridd's Muni arts centre to be given new lease of life as redevelopment approved

The council's planning committee gave its backing to the planning application and listed building consent application for the Pontypridd arts venue

Birmingham Post

Major wind farm plans near Pontypridd with energy capacity to power 15,000 homes

A decision on the project from Pennant Walters is expected from Welsh Government ministers next year

Wales Online

Redevelopment of Muni Arts Centre in Pontypridd set to be decided

The council is set to discuss the future of the building, which closed in 2018

Wales Online

The latest death notices across the Valleys and Bridgend as families remember loved ones

Our thoughts are with their loved ones at this time

Wales Online

Plans to redevelop the former Pontypridd Bingo Hall site and Taff Street buildings have received the support of councillors.

Cabinet voted to support the design and redevelopment options as well as to consult on the next steps

Wales Online

A plan to create more space for events at Pontypridd’s Ynysangharad War Memorial Park has taken a step forward

The council's cabinet agreed to submit a funding bid for the proposal for Ynysangharad War Memorial Park

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