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Mum details string of racist abuse incidents she says her family suffered when they moved to Wales
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Christopher Kapessa was only 13 when he died after being pulled from a river in 2019 and an inquest into his death is underway
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'Zip World's Monsters of the Mine is the best Halloween activity I have taken part in'
Halloween Events Wales
Zip World's Monsters of the Mine was a great mix of terrifying whilst also being excellent fun
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Rugby coach flipped car when he got behind the wheel after drinking 'six or seven' lagers
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Ian Messenger, 40, told officers: 'Just arrest me – we all know I'm p*****' after the crash on the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road between Glynneath and Hirwaun
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Hundreds attend large illegal rave on Welsh mountain as police swarm the area
Hirwaun
The mountain road has been closed and a number of arrests have been made
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Rhigos mountain road was closed in both directions after 'nasty' crash
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It comes days after five people were taken to hospital after a crash on the road
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Highly influential figure in Welsh mining community Tyrone O'Sullivan dies aged 77
Cynon Valley
The 'giant' in Welsh union movement will 'always be remembered as the man who defied Thatcher'
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The huge scale of construction work on A465 shown in new drone pictures
Traffic and Travel
Work to convert this section of the A465 to a dual carriageway has been ongoing since 2021
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Rhigos mountain road was closed due to serious incident
Treherbert
A car is understood to have driven off the mountain road at just before 4am
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All the crashes that have happened in a few months on a new roundabout dubbed Wales' most dangerous
Traffic and Travel
Dozens of people have reported near misses and some have dubbed the roundabout the worst in the country
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The legendary bakery that was selling pasties and cakes throughout south Wales before Greggs was even a thing
Hirwaun
As familiar sight as Greggs are now, the choice of the bakeries across south Wales was due to Ferrari's Bakery offering a slice of baked heaven
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The village that's become a 'cut-through' where people don't stop to shop due to roadworks
Cynon Valley
Road closures and confusing signs mean passers-by have stopped dropping in
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'Dangerous' roundabout to be changed after series of crashes in matter of weeks
Traffic and Travel
The A465 roundabout near Hirwaun has led to a spate of crashes causing injuries and car write-offs, say people in the area
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The block of flats built in the middle of a roundabout
Homes and property
At the top of the Valleys, these flats have been placed in a location some may find unusual
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Boy injured in pileup at 'dangerous' new roundabout on A465
Traffic and Travel
'That roundabout is unreal... You can literally drive straight through it without even noticing a roundabout'
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Mum and her three children have no heating for seven weeks after Ovo gas meter mistake
Real Life
It's so cold at her house, Shanice Palmer and her children have gone to stay with her mam
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Plans for a solar farm to be built in the Cynon Valley have been approved by councillors
Rhondda Cynon Taf
The application for Bryngolwg Farm on Rhigos Road in Hirwaun went before the council's planning committee on Thursday, November 3
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Probe launched after Welsh rugby match abandoned as player fights with spectator and team refuse to play on 
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The lower division match failed to go the distance after the incident
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Police release footage of drug-drive crash that killed 21-year-old dad and injured pregnant woman
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Steven Rowe, 26, was under the influence of drink and drugs when he killed Robbie-Lee Selway and injured three others during a police pursuit on the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road in Hirwaun
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Family of man killed in crash gasps as fatal crash is played to court
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Steven Rowe, 26, of Merthyr Tydfil, was under the influence of alcohol and drugs when he killed Robbie-Lee Selway, 21, in a collision on the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road in Hirwaun
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Terrified 90-year-old woman woke to find creeper burglar in her bedroom
Courts
The victim of the burglary has since died, and police said it is "tragic that she had to endure something as awful" in her final months
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Fire crews called to huge blaze on Welsh mountainside
Cynon Valley
The fire covered a mountainside in the Cynon Valley opposite Cefn Rhigos
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Pontypridd flood defences overwhelmed by highest river level in 50 years during Storm Dennis, report finds
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Three more reports have been published into the events of early 2020
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The tiny Valleys cottage that's actually bigger than it looks
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Tardis house hiding space
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Claimant received £10 million compensation payout over Heads of the Valleys Road inconvenience
Gwent
Another unfortunate claimant received just £2.38
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