Pontypridd

Midweek Pontypridd evening rail services return after disruption

Trains are now running throughout midweek evenings between Cardiff[1] and Pontypridd[2] after the South Wales Metro work disruption. Transport for Wales (TfW) is transforming the Core Valley Lines as part of a billion-pound investment to electrify the …

Road closures and travel advice for the Speedway Grand Prix 2023

One of Britain’s most popular indoor motorsport events roars back into Cardiff on Saturday, September 2, when the FM British Speedway Grand Prix brings some of the world’s top riders to the Principality Stadium.
Road closures
Westgate Street and Wood S…

Plans to create better links between bus and rail in Pontypridd

RCT Council has secured funding to convert a small area of the former bingo hall site in Pontypridd into new bus stop bays – to create greater integration between bus and rail services as part of the wider South Wales Metro scheme.
The bus bays and wai…

Lostprophets paedophile fighting for life after prison stabbing

Paedophile rock star Ian Watkins has reportedly been stabbed at HMP Wakefield. The former Lostprophets frontman is said to have been taken to hospital after being stabbed at the prison in West Yorkshire.
A source told the Mirror he had been taken hosta…

Trains to be replaced by buses for a week on key commuter route

Trains on an important commuter route will be replaced by buses for a week due to engineering work, Transport for Wales has announced. The Cardiff Central to Ebbw Vale Town route will be replaced by buses all day from Sunday, April 23, to Sunday, April…