Aberdare, England News

AN ARSON probe has been launched after nine buses worth more than half a million pounds were destroyed at a South Wales depot.

A MAN who died in a motorcycle crash near Hirwaun on Wednesday was due to get married next month.

The family of a 51-year-old grandfather killed after a motorcycle collision weeks before his wedding has paid tribute to him.

THE boss of a South Wales drugs charity says heroin should be offered to addicts who have proved untreatable on substitutes like methadone.

A WOMAN celebrating the release of her boyfriend on five-day home leave from prison almost ended up in jail herself after embarking on a drunken shoplifting spree.

A CYNON Valley couple have been banned from keeping cats for 10 years after pleading guilty to two counts of animal cruelty.

EMERGING artists from schools in the Cynon Valley Valleys were challenged to think differently about art and the environment when they took part in a project with a difference.

THE decomposed body of a man found in woodland in the Cynon Valley has been identified as that of Wayne Robert Davies, who went missing from his home 18 months ago.

A CAT was found beheaded and skinned in a lane, the RSPCA said today. The cat's body was discovered near Maple Terrace in Abercwmboi, near Aberdare, with its head located 50 yards further along the lane.

The Aberdare Carnival & Show has always been the major event in the Cynon Valley, 2009 is no exception but we are also planning 4 other events read about them below.

HEALTH care in the Cynon Valley has been debated at the Welsh Assembly. Valleys AM Chris Franks has since received a letter from health minister Edwina Hart about primary care centres at Aberdare, Hirwaun and Mountain Ash.

CANCER patients in the South Wales Valleys could have chemotherapy onboard a bus within the next year.

ABERDARE library now has WiFi access so visitors can take their own laptops along to surf the net.

THE Colstars, one of Cynon Valley's leading amateur dramatic and operatic societies, will take to the stage this week with Musicals and More.

A TEENAGER has been banned from all public areas in Rhondda Cynon Taff in the evenings and nights.

TWO of Wales' most popular stars of music and film have joined the campaign to save Cardiff's historic Bute Park from further development.

A a oeneighbour from hella has had her home closed down by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council in the first landmark case of its kind in Wales to crackdown on anti social behaviour.

TIME worker was jailed for six months after admitting falsely claiming 20,808.84 in benefits over five years.

Shelina Ahmed's family, from Bangladesh, built their livelihood in just ten years through a string of restaurants in the North East.

A FAMILY who returned to education for the good of their health are among the nominees in this year's Adult Learner of the Year Awards.