The stunning mural was unveiled last week near the "last pit of the Rhondda" A mural commemorating "the last pit of the Rhondda" has appeared in a historic mining village. The striking image has been ...

Ferndale Community School is just inside the Maerdy village boundary on the road up the valley. Some locals still call it "Maerdy Comp." After some difficult years, it has been showing remarkable ...

“HEARTBROKEN” residents have told how their once thriving mining village is now a “barren wasteland” where everyone is on benefits. The closure of the pit has seen seen shops close down and the town ...

A SOUTH African woman was full of praise for the people of Maerdy – despite having the front window of her shop smashed. A SOUTH African woman was full of praise for the people of Maerdy – despite ...

Maerdy is at the very end of Rhondda's two valleys - the Rhondda Fach - before the road takes you over the river, up the mountain and twists around to the town of Aberdare in the Cynon Valley. It is ...

Fire fighters have been battling a grass fire on Maerdy mountain in Rhondda Cynon Taf for more than 17 hours. The fire began on Friday night. Three fire engines and supporting wildfire appliances have ...

A hundred years ago there were 53 collieries in the Rhondda. By 1990, there was only one left, at Maerdy at the very top of the valley. The village was once dubbed "Little Moscow" for its militancy ...

MAERDY’S councillor believes a proposed merger between village infants and junior schools will lead to “substandard” education for pupils. Gerwyn Evans called on cabinet members to visit Maerdy ...