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Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell died from multi-organ failure, inquest hears

The Pontypridd-born guitarist had undergone two liver transplants and bowel surgery at the Royal Free Hospital in London.

Evening Standard · Oct 2

Heavy metal legend dies after ‘major operation’

Guitarist Phil Campbell has died peacefully at the age of 64, his family has announced. Campbell, from Pontypridd in Wales, was the guitarist for the heavy metal band Motörhead from 1984 until their disbandment 30 years later. His family said in a statement on Facebook that he passed away after…

The Independent UK · Mar 14

Welsh community races to save chapel where Cwm Rhondda hymn first sung

Fundraising campaign launched after Grade II-listed Capel Rhondda, near Pontypridd, put up for sale

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025

William and Kate go head to head in Welsh cake-making challenge

The Prince and Princess of Wales were keeping up with orders at a market trader in Pontypridd.

Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2025

Kate and William to try cooking Welsh cakes on trip to South Wales

The Prince and Princess of Wales will visit Pontypridd, ahead of St David’s Day.

Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2025

Kate and William to try cooking Welsh cakes on trip to South Wales

The Prince and Princess of Wales will visit Pontypridd next Wednesday, ahead of St David’s Day.

Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2025

Major incident declared in South Wales as Storm Bert takes its toll

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, South Wales Fire and Rescue, Natural Resources Wales and South Wales Police have declared a major incident.

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2024

Pontypridd residents make frantic efforts to protect homes as river floods

Welsh town fights raging River Taff with sandbags and buckets as central street has second big flood in four years

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2024

Lidia Thorpe protest reminds me of Keir Hardie’s in 1894

Brief letters: Pontypridd colliery disaster | Van Gogh worth the wait | A macabre José Saramago tale | Expertise in death

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2024

The deep history of Wales’s National Eisteddfod festival

The National Eisteddfod opens its gates in Pontypridd, a few miles north of Cardiff, from August 3 to 10 in 2024. Attracting up to 170,000 visitors, it is probably the largest travelling festival of its kind in Europe.

The Conversation · Aug 2, 2024