Charity No. 1187117
Here you will be able to read throught the local stories that have been submitted by the public or society members.
FROM A 1914 EDITION OF THE GAZETTE. A woman was out shopping in the town recently when she came across a Co-Operative So- ciety van driver beating his horse. She called upon the man to desist at once, whereupon the van driver turned on her and demanded to know “What b—-y business is it of…
Written by Thomas John Jones (12) published in the South Wales Echo in 1899. “Dear Uncle Joe, I am going to write you a description of Blaengarw. First of all it is the shape of a triangle. It is situated at about 8 miles from Bridgend. In the centre of the town is a triangular…
Original article in the Glamorgan Gazette of 10/1/1908. A scene of outrage played out at the home of Mr, and Mrs Hitchings (Manager of Pontycymmer Co-operative Society) At 50. High St, Pontycymmer. Mrs Hitchings was in the house with her two year old son just after 9pm. She had just bade goodbye to a visitor,…
Tom Kinsey had driven a horse and cart for the Coop for quite some time but one day he was too ill to go to work so Reg was taken away from his job in one of the shops to take Tom’s place. His first job was to deliver in Pontyrhyl and Tylagwyn. He put…
Submitted by David Dimmick. A little while ago I purchased a book called ‘Cardiff Clocks’ by William Linnard, which is described as ‘a comprehensive account of watch and clock makers in Cardiff, the Valleys, and the Vale of Glamorgan’. I had bought the book because my great-great-grandfather appeared in a 19th century census as a…