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A ROW has broken out over Llanhilleth Institute’s decision to allow a controversial poet to read his mater ial this week. Read

Industrial past preserved

A CHARITY set up to preserve Ebbw Vale industrial heritage has received a £2,500 boost from Corus. Read

Cancer unit wins funds boost

AFTER years of fundraising, delays and uncertainty, progress is finally being made on the Macmillan chemotherapy unit at Prince Charles Hospital. Read

Cynon Valley wind farm plans are thrown out

CONTROVERSIAL plans for a wind farm on mountainside overlooking the Cynon Valley have been rejected. Read

Ex-NHS employee struck off for raping child

A former NHS employee has been struck off for raping a child, a conduct committee decided today. Read

Man critical after collapse at pub could have taken ‘date rape’ drug

A DATE-RAPE drug or horse tranquilliser could have caused the collapse of a man in a valley pub. Read

The real cost of Quo gig

A STAGGERING £266,000 was spent by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council on securing Status Quo as headliners in an outdoor event in Cyfarthfa Park this July. Read

Minister’s concerns over Hoover situation

A EUROPEAN minister has voiced her concerns at the lack of transparency over the Hoover factory situation. Read

Pupils suspended for smoking cannabis on their way to school

FOUR teenagers have been suspended after they were caught taking drugs on their way to school, the Guardian can reveal. Read

Man who beat cancer gives £2,200 to charity

CANCER survivor John Williams, who had a massive 16lb tumour removed nine months ago, has donated more than £2,000 to the charity that helped him through his illness. Read

News from Pontypridd & Llantrisant

Valleys factory workers braced for job cuts

TWO South Wales factories are facing major job cuts as the economic downturn takes hold. Read

Valleywood hopes recede into sunset

IT was meant to put South Wales and Taff Ely at the heart of the UK movie industry. Read

Pair held over heroin find

TWO men have appeared in court in connection with a £2,500 drugs haul. Read

Corus of approval from First Minister Rhodri Morgan

YOUNG recruits at Corus met First Minister Rhodri Morgan recently to show him why they had chosen to start a career in the steel industry. Read

YMCA building gutted by fire

A FIRE broke out and gutted a disused YMCA building in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Read

Baby boy abandoned in railway station toilet

SOCIAL services are caring for a baby discovered in a railway station toilet. Read

Manic Street Preachers' Richey Edwards presumed dead

FOR the past 13 years friends, family and fans have clung to the faint hope that Manic Street Preachers guitarist Richey Edwards is alive. But earlier this week that hope was extinguished when the talented songwriter, who was a pivotal piece of the band’s success, was declared as presumed dead. Read