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In the News (Thu 23 May 13)

  
  Knowhere: Rhondda, Glamorgan, Inside Information, Hookup Spots and Stuff Only Locals Know
The best spot in the rhondda, is in penygraig down the flats, loads of cool things to do and take.
Well there is one hook up spot in the Rhondda where we all have fun and that is the Melon in Ystrad.
Comeing from the Rhondda I have come to the conclusion that the place has completely fuck all to offer young peaple in the way of employment or entertainment.I have,nt seen a great deal of the world but in comparison this place has,nt got a great deal going for it.So in a nut shell fuck you.
www.knowhere.co.uk /3191.html   (1472 words)

  
  The Rhondda Valley: Touring Wales on Britannia
Wherever in the world Welshmen and women gather, one of the hymns always sung is to the tune "Cwm Rhondda" (the Valley of the Rhondda).
The Rhondda is really two valleys, Rhondda Fawr (including Treherbert, Treorchy, Tonypandy, and Porth) and Rhondda Fach (including Maerdy, Ferndale, and Tylorstown) separated by the nearly 2000 ft high Cefn Rhondda Ridge.
The decline of the coal industry beginning in the 1930's brought tremendous hardship to the whole valley, dependent as it was upon one main industry, and the government has been very concerned and involved in the setting up of light industries to alleviate one of the highest unemployment levels in Britain.
www.britannia.com /tours/wales/rhondda.html   (310 words)

  
  Rhondda on the Web
If you visit the Rhondda Valleys, once the coal capital of the world, you will find a land full of cheerful and friendly faces, where the people of the Rhondda will do everything they can to help someone, whether they be local, or from the other side of the world.
The Rhondda people, with their wry sense of humour, have been the butt of many jokes, including, and sometimes believed by some, to having close and intimate relationships with the local population of sheep.
The Rhondda Valley embraces some spectacular scenery; waterfalls cascade down the valley slopes, early morning mist smokes from blue-haze forests, and nature, in the form of country parks and man-made lakes, has been invited back to a land once scarred by the coal industry.
www.geocities.com /rhonddaweb/aboutrhondda.htm   (2009 words)

  
 Home
The Rhondda Heritage Park based at the former Lewis Merthyr Colliery, Trehafod, is one of the top heritage and cultural visitor attractions in South Wales and provides a fun and interesting day out for individuals, groups, school children and students.
Rhondda Heritage Park is also home to the Energy Zone Childrens Play Area.
Rhondda Heritage Park is also fully accessible for disabled visitors, although assistance is required underground.
www.rhonddaheritagepark.com   (306 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | VOTE 2001 | RESULTS & CONSTITUENCIES | Rhondda
Traditionally, the Rhondda has been one of Labour's safest seats in Wales.
Although the coal mines which gained the Rhondda world renown at the turn of the century have now closed, the area retains the character of a mining community.
The Rhondda suffers relatively high levels of unemployment and poverty and there are pockets of serious social deprivation such as the Penrhys housing estate.
news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/477.stm   (162 words)

  
 Rhondda Today   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Maerdy is one of the Rhondda wards included in the Heads of the Valleys scheme, and I have already had discussions with the Economic development minister Dr Brian Gibbons.
She gave us great support in the Burberry campaign and she is putting the Rhondda on the map in all the right ways.
I have given a round-up of the Assembly Week on Rhondda TV, where I raised issues concerning transport in the Upper Rhondda Fawr and clean coal technology.
leightonandrews.typepad.com /rhondda_today   (1735 words)

  
 Rhondda in Europe
Rhondda Rebels saved the best till last, as, having lost their first five games in Group K of the FIBA Europe Women's Cup, they finally put on a performance they could be proud of, to defeat Faenza Palacanestro in Italy.
Rhondda strengthened their lead with the first seven points of the final quarter, and though the Italian side fought back to trail by just ten, at 64-74, the Rebels steadied to pull away again to 66-84 with just 1:14 on the clock, to ensure that the points were safe.
Rhondda's first away game in this season's competition sees them visit France, but they can take comfort from the fact that their first match is at home, on 20th October, against the least experienced team in the group.
www.pawprint75.co.uk /Europe/Rhondda.htm   (1437 words)

  
 Rhondda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rhondda Cynon Taff — a county borough in Glamorgan, South Wales.
Rhondda — a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Rhondda (electoral ward) — an electoral division of Rhondda Cynon Taff county borough council
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rhondda   (105 words)

  
 Wales Underground - The Rhondda Heritage Park
The name Rhondda is often quoted as being synonymous with that of coal, however just over a century and a half ago the Rhondda valleys were almost unknown and existed as a sparsely populated rural wilderness.
By the end of the century Rhondda was one of the most important coal producing areas in the world.
Trehafod village grew mainly as a result of the industrial revolution and the rich bituminous coal in the lower Rhondda and the accessibility of the Glamorgan Canal and purpose built tram roads, the lower Rhondda saw rapid economic growth in the nineteenth century.
www.wales-underground.org.uk /rhondda/history.shtml   (1190 words)

  
 Margaret Haig Thomas
Awarded the title Lord Rhondda, David Alfred Thomas was appointed Minister of Food in 1917.
Yet Lady Rhondda, who maintained the affirmative is a wealthy woman, owner of vast coal properties, with no Socialistic tendencies whatever; she is a peeress in her own right, only daughter of David Alfred Thomas, later Viscount Rhondda, who was given a peerage in recognition of his services as food controller during the war.
Viscount Rhondda left to his daughter not only his title but full possession, direction and control of his extensive properties, exactly as though she had been a son.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /Whaig.htm   (2895 words)

  
 Rhondda Gossip
The restaurant is already attracting many people from around Rhondda and is definitely to be recommended as a place to take your family for a good night out.
In the early twenties Rhondda had a population of almost 168,000 at its peak.
Looking at Rhondda today, you would not believe that it was once world famous for its wealth of coal and it's dedicated and loyal people.
myweb.tiscali.co.uk /rhonddagossip/gossip.html   (5468 words)

  
 Search Results for "Rhondda"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Rhondda Cynon Taff, S Wales, on tributaries of the Taff River.
He entered his father's coal business in S Wales and eventually developed one of the largest coal combines in Britain....
Rhondda Cynon Taff, S Wales, on the Taff River.
www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/65search?query=Rhondda   (200 words)

  
 Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council - March 2003 - Report by the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate
Rhondda Cynon Taf’s monitoring system showed that the response time was 5.2 working days to reply.
Rhondda Cynon Taf completed a disability access survey at Bronwydd House in September 2001, which found that the site was accessible for people with disabilities.
Rhondda Cynon Taf did not know how many of its customers who receive HB and CTB are from ethnic minority groups or whether these groups have any particular needs of the service.
www.bfi.gov.uk /reports/rhondda/findings/3_customer.asp   (3946 words)

  
 POLICING THE RHONDDA
As a result the Rhondda was not considered important enough to justify the appointment of a constable stationed in the valley until 1852.
That the population of the Rhondda Valleys cannot now be much short of 6,000, and that nearly the whole of the male portion able to work are Colliers, Colliery Labourers and Railway Excavators.
The distance from the nearest police station to the centre of population in the Rhondda is 5 miles.
www.south-wales.police.uk /fe/master.asp?n1=8&n2=253&n3=484   (949 words)

  
 Helping Rhondda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Rhondda is part of the valley landscape north of Cardiff, the valleys that became world famous for producing the best fl coal in South Wales.
The collaboration has meant that Rhondda Christian youth meet regularly for worship and prayer and being able to bring their friends into a relaxed environment of alternative worship.
Meanwhile most of the Rhondda churches have pulled together in a new working relationship, which appropriately is called The Rhondda City Church.
www.crossrhythms.co.uk /articles/life/Helping_Rhondda/9261/p1   (1345 words)

  
 Rhondda History Page 2 (Rhondda Valleys)
The mining industry in the Rhondda began in 1812 with the first pit opening in Dinas and over the next 150 years the mines were the mainstay of the economy.
By 1913, 53 mines were in operation and the Rhondda was home to 41,000 miners producing a total of 9.5 million tons of coal in that year.
The Rhondda, South Wales's quintessence of coal dust, was a late developer and visitors from the last century were still remarking on its beauty, most famously lamented by Richard Llewellyn in his novel How Green Was My Valley.
www.rhonddarecords-wales.com /U-Rhondda-History-Page-2-Rhondda-Valleys-U   (1109 words)

  
 UWA Museum & Galleries at the School of Art: George Chapman—The Rhondda Suite
The people who inhabit this harsh environment are an integral part of its make up observed as they go about their daily routine; shopping, hanging out the washing, the children playing whilst their parents gossip on a street corner.
Forty years on he was still painting the Rhondda, reflecting the changes that had occurred there since that first dark, wet day in 1953 which 'transformed his purpose'.
Chapman's etchings, drawings and paintings of the Rhondda Valley are a record a particular place and time-not a topographical record but a mood inspired by the character of that place — a record of the people of the mining communities and their homes.
www.aber.ac.uk /museum/georgechapman/rhonddasuite.shtml   (332 words)

  
 BITC - Rhondda Housing Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Rhondda Housing Association is a community based tenant focused Association providing almost 1,400 homes in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Rhondda Housing Association realises that simply providing housing is not enough and has broadened its work to include community development.
Rhondda Housing Associations’ commitment to responsible business practice is demonstrated by the fact that broader community development and regeneration already forms an integral part of their business strategy.
www.bitc.org.uk /directory/members/rhondda.html   (247 words)

  
 Rhondda Cynon Taff Online » Best Bar None in Rhondda Cynon Taf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The scheme was launched in January and aims to “name and fame” the safest and best run pubs in Rhondda Cynon Taff, recognising managers’ efforts to reduce alcohol related violence and binge drinking and run safe and responsible premises.
Area winners were also announced for Rhondda, Cynon and Taff naming the best pub in each region with the overall winner selected from the finalists.
The assessment process began in January and landlords were required to answer questions about safety, training, their policy on checking ID of young drinkers, employment of door staff, environmental management and many other safety issues.
rhonddacynontaff.net /2006/04/12/best-bar-none-in-rhondda-cynon-taf   (324 words)

  
 Rhondda Cynon Taf Geographical Pathfinder Project
In December 2004 Rhondda Cynon Taf was selected for one of ELWa's, a former Assembly Sponsored Public Body (ASPB) whose functions are now part of the Department for Education and Lifelong Learning and Skills, initial Geographic Pathfinder Projects.
Rhondda Cynon Taf Revised Scoping Brief [.pdf 74.9KB]
The Rhondda Cynon Taf Geographic Pathfinder project will be managed within the Welsh Assembly Government by a Pathfinder Project Management Team led by the Regional Director.
www.elwa.ac.uk /elwaweb/elwa.aspx?pageid=3933   (354 words)

  
 Libraries - Rhondda Cynon Taf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
You can use Rhondda Cynon Taf’s online catalogue to search for books, DVDs, CD or audio recordings and check their availability and location.
Rhondda Cynon Taf Library Service has 29 libraries.
Rhondda Cynon Taf libraries provide free access to a wide range of online resources.
www.rhondda-cynon-taff.gov.uk /libraries/Default.htm   (425 words)

  
 Rhondda Heritage Park, Wales - Reviews of Rhondda Heritage Park - IgoUgo
Basically the Rhondda Heritage Park is a mine tour and a very good one at that.
The Rhondda was a huge commercial area for producing coal and for a long time produced the best coal in the world.
The Rhondda valley filled with people working in the mines and then over time coal was no longer so popular and extraction became more expensive.
www.igougo.com /travelcontent/JournalEntryActivity.aspx?entryID=28135   (500 words)

  
 GENUKI: Rhondda,Historical snippets
I beg to bring to your notice the serious state of affairs now existing in James St. Maerdy, Rhondda as you are doubtless aware the refuse from the houses is put out in boxes in the street in the early morning to be taken away by the scavenger.
it forms the Rhondda Valley division of the county and is in the hundred of Miskin, petty sessional division of Lower Miskin, Pontypridd union and county court district, rural deanery of Upper Llandaff [Northern Division], and archdeanery and diocese of Llandaff.
It is eleven miles north-west from Pontypridd and is the terminus of the Rhondda branch of the Taff Vale Railway, and also of the Rhondda and Swansea Vale Railway, opened July 14th.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/wal/GLA/Rhondda/HistSnips.html   (4657 words)

  
 TheHistoryNet | British Heritage | When Coal was King in Wales' Rhondda Valley
Though in popular parlance the name Rhondda has become synonymous with the mining district, the Rhondda itself is a dual-pronged valley rising north of Pontypridd.
The "Great Rhondda" branches west to Treorchy and Treherdert, then winds north to meet the Head of the Valleys Road at Hirwaun.
Many schoolchildren in the Rhondda area attend schools where Welsh is the language of instruction.
www.historynet.com /bh/blrhonddavalley   (1073 words)

  
 Interior Design and Decorating Designer Profile - Rhondda Carnevale a color consultant with flair.
Rhondda gets inspired by nature with her schemes, and has been know to design a room around the diverse range of greys hues in river stones from a riverbed.
Rhondda chose the combination of stark white and grain brown.
Rhondda has used Malta, a warm earthy brown, taken from the color of the plaster compound between the bricks.
www.interiordezine.com /index.cfm/Designer_Profiles/Rhondda_Carnevale   (387 words)

  
 Rhondda Cynon Taf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Our aim is to provide a helpful, comprehensive resource which provides our residents, businesses and visitors with clear access to the services and information they require quickly and easily.
A steam engine enthusiast who spent seven years refurbishing his unique vehicle, is one of the special guests at the 10th anniversary Vintage Engine and Steam Fair held at Rhondda Heritage Park this month.
As part of National Home Security week, (25th August - 1st Sep) Rhondda Cynon Taf's Community Safety Partnership encouraged people to take action to ensure their homes are safe and secure.
www.rhondda-cynon-taff.gov.uk   (188 words)

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