DEMOLITION work has begun on a proud factory once employing thousands to make way for a new ‘town’. The former Hoover factory in Merthyr Tydfil opened in 1948 and at its peak in the 1970s Hoover employed more than 5,000 workers in the town. The...
THE auntie of a man missing for three years has criticised the police search, saying her family are going through “cruel” agony while he remains missing, and said she has given up hope of finding him alive Ricky Harris, from Aberdare, was...
CALLS for a national inquiry into potentially contaminated land have won the unanimous support of Caerphilly County Borough councillors. Villagers in Ynysddu have long raised concerns about runoff from the former Ty Llwyd quarry, where...
A MUCH-LOVED family ice cream business has closed. Subzero Ice Cream has served customers for decades from its parlours in Caerphilly, Rhondda and Newport. A farewell message from one of the Subzero teams on social media has confirmed the...
MERTHYR Town FC said they were “appalled” by an incident involving a group of young supporters. The group of 15 ten-to15-year-olds surrounded Marine AFC’s supporters bus after the Merseyside club beat Merthyr 2-1. Merthyr Town FC said the...
1. What new award category was added to the Oscars in 2026? 2. Tuberculosis was historically known by what name? 3. Who was the sea witch in the 1990 film ‘The Little Mermaid’? 4. What smell has been described as ‘petrichor’? 5. The 2025...
