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We’re Looking for Tongwynlais.com Junior Reporters

We want children up to the age of 16 to write something about the village to be published on Tongwynlais.com. If there’s sufficient interest we’ll organise some prizes and it may be possible for all children to earn time credits for taking part. Let us know on our Facebook page if your children would be … more…

Castell Coch Inspires Local Author

Castell Coch inspired local author Gabriella Lepore when she was writing her recent teen fiction novel “Evanescent”. The story of Bronwen Snow, who is pulled from her cottage in the middle of the night and finds herself seeking the help of three mysterious boys who reside in an abandoned castle deep in the hillside, has … more…

Interview with Owen Thomas

Owen is Head of Performing Arts at Y Pant School in Pontyclun and an established playwright who lives in Tongwynlais. Which came first, teaching or writing? Writing, as I have enjoyed it since childhood. My earliest influence was Dave Cooke, my primary school Headmaster who wrote plays for the radio in his spare time and … more…