Pontypridd, United Kingdom News

DESIGN company Asbri has opened an office London. The company specialises in sports and fashion footwear and has provided design services for major global brands including Puma, Merrell, Gio-Goi, Kappa, Umbro and Helly Hansen.

The match, originally scheduled for Sardis Road but switched at 48 hours' notice after a waterlogged pitch at the valleys' ground, provided a fitting launch pad for the new cross-border competition.

LONELY Welsh women are turning to sordid internet sites to find no-strings thrills, Wales on Sunday can reveal.

PONTYPRIDD scrum-half Rhys Downes has won the Principality Premiership Player of the Month award for October.

LLANELLI travel to Rodney Parade tomorrow attempting to break Newport's flawless home record.

What would you like to happen to Aberdare and Mountain Ash hospitals when the new hospital opens? Demolish existing buildings and build houses on the site 0% Keep some of the newer buildings and demolish the main hospital as we have an aging population 33% Keep all the existing buildings as they are and find another use for them 33% Build another ...

She's renowned for playing a Londoner in EastEnders, but actress Michelle Collins comes from Welsh stock.

A CHOCOLATE shop fell victim to a pre-planned break-in by two "career criminals" - who were later found crouched in bushes when the alarm went off.

SOUTH Wales schoolchildren have been learning the difference between arias, arioso and falsetto as they prepare for a one-off opera performance.

GORDON BROWN has warned re-elected Afghan president Hamid Karzai that the West could withdraw its backing unless the regime gets tough on corruption.

NEW Crusaders coach Brian Noble has wished Wales luck ahead of Sunday's clash with Scotland in the rugbyleague.com European Cup final at the Brewery Field .

POLITICIANS have been urged to stop "dragging their feet" over creating a monument in Pontypridd naming all those who have died for their country.

A 32-year-old man died in an airport departure lounge as he made his way home from a holiday in the US state of Florida with his two brothers.

A former Foreign Office minister has dramatically broke with Government policy on Afghanistan by calling for the phased withdrawal of the bulk of Britain's military force from the country.

A man who threw a banana skin from his car has been ordered to pay 340, and the council which caught him is warning others of its zero tolerance to litter.

FOR Nest Evans a 100th birthday celebration seems a little bit timid after the exciting life she's had.

GORDON Brown has paid tribute to the dedicated Bridgend factory workers who died in World War II as a plaque was unveiled in their memory.

A FORMER Newport landlord appeared in court yesterday accused of stealing more than A 24,000. Michael Cook, 58, of Holly Street, Rhiwderin, Pontypridd, was at Newport Magistrates Court having been accused of stealing A 24,721.64 from the brewery SA Brains Limited.

My employer has told me that I will have to retire next year as I will be 65. I feel like I am being put on the scrap heap because of my age.

NEWPORT face the hardest task in Premiership rugby by attempting to win at Sardis Road as Ponty have won 24 and drawn one since losing to Cardiff on 29 December 2007.