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ARREST MADE: Teenager held over Ysgol Maesydderwen threats that sparked school shutdown

Dyfed Powys Police confirmed that the teenager, from Pontardawe, was taken into police custody on suspicion of sending digital communications conveying threats of death or serious harm, with the intent to cause fear.

His arrest follows an intense investigation by Dyfed Powys Police into the alarming messages that led to the Ystradgynlais school being shut down on February 27 and 28, according to the force.

The threats had a “profound impact” on pupils, parents, and staff, causing widespread disruption and anxiety, Dyfed Powys Police stated.

Powys Superintendent Gareth Grant extended his gratitude to the community for their support and patience during the challenging period.

“I’d firstly like to thank the parents, teachers, staff and the wider community, for the support and patience you have shown whilst we have carried out our enquiries in relation to this incident,” Superintendent Grant said.

He acknowledged the severe emotional toll the incident had taken, stating: “I understand this will have had a profound impact.”

Superintendent Grant also moved to reassure residents, confirming that Neighbourhood officers would maintain a visible presence in the area.

“Our Neighbourhood officers will maintain a local presence for reassurance, and we will continue to work with our local secondary schools, and partners, to ensure our local community are supported,” he added.

The school had previously been forced to close for a second day after a fresh threat emerged just hours after the initial incident.

Parents and guardians had been left scrambling for childcare arrangements as the school remained shut, with many expressing their concern over the safety of their children.

The arrest marks a significant development in the ongoing investigation, and Dyfed Powys Police expressed hope it would bring a sense of relief to the worried community.

Dyfed Powys Police have urged anyone with further information to contact them on 101, reiterating their commitment to supporting the community.

Pontardawe Arts Centre to host new drama inspired by forgotten Welsh folk songs recorded in a workhouse

Pontardawe is one of just 13 venues across Wales chosen to host Ledi’r Wyrcws (The Lady of the Workhouse), a new production uncovering the remarkable true story behind one of Wales’s most important folk‑song collections.

The drama, written by author and academic Jerry Hunter, explores the unlikely relationship between Lady Amy Parry‑Williams — wife of renowned scholar and poet T. H. Parry‑Williams — and a woman living in a workhouse in the 1950s, where Amy recorded traditional songs that were on the brink of disappearing forever.

A forgotten workhouse and a cultural mystery

Hunter says the idea struck him after giving a talk in Denbigh, when a member of the audience pointed out an old building across the road — once a workhouse where Lady Parry‑Williams had captured some of her most treasured recordings.

He was stunned to learn that a workhouse was still operating in the 1950s, years after the founding of the NHS.

The revelation sparked a series of questions that form the backbone of the play: Who was the woman singing in the workhouse? Why was she there? And what conversations unfolded between two women from completely different worlds, united only by their love of Welsh culture?

Hunter said the story “immediately captured” his imagination, leading him to picture the pair spending a day together — one a respected academic’s wife, the other living in poverty — yet both preserving the same musical heritage.

Touring Wales — with a key stop in Pontardawe

The production stars Morfudd Hughes, Owen Arwyn and Judith Humphreys, and will tour Wales from 4 March to 2 April.

Pontardawe Arts Centre will host the show on 25 March, giving local audiences a rare chance to see a drama rooted in real Welsh history and cultural survival.

Full tour dates

04–05 March – Galeri Caernarfon 07 March – Twm o’r Nant 10 March – Theatr Clwyd 13 March – Theatr Derek Williams 17–18 March – Theatr Arad Goch 19 March – Yr Egin 20 March – Theatr Felinfach 24 March – Theatr Soar 25 March – Pontardawe Arts Centre 26 March – Yr Olwg 28 March – Llanover Hall 01 April – Neuadd Dwyfor 02 April – Pontio

Tickets and more information are available via Galeri Caernarfon: https://www.galericaernarfon.com/eng/ledirwyrcws.html

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A foggy day in South Wales for today's #StandingStoneSunday

Carn Llechart, a terrific cairn circle, its circle stones like flower petals. There's also a much earlier Neolithic chambered tomb and the hill has plentiful Bronze Age round cairns and ring cairns. Some visitors have reported paranormal goings-on and ghostly presences, but there was just pouring rain and fog on my visit (September 2011).

#TheModernAntiquarian #BronzeAge #Pontardawe

Canu fy Chwib/ playing my Whistle up y Gwachel!!! 🎶🎸🎻🪈🪗🪕 #Pontardawe

Sesh Fach Y Gwachel….Welsh Folk Night up y #Gwachel! 🎵🎹🎸 🥁🎻 #Pontardawe

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Dewch i ymuno gyda ni yn y Sesh Nos Fawrth nesaf.

Come along and join us in the Sesh next Tuesday night.
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#cymraeg #mentrauiaith #menteriaith #cerddoriaeth #digwyddiad #sesiwnwerin #pontardaweinn #pontardawe #npt

Noson Werin Cymraeg, lan Y Gwachel!
Welsh Folk Night up the Gwachel! 🎶🍺🎸🎻🪕🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🍺 #Pontardawe

Gwerin Noson at Y Gwachel!
Folk night at the Gwachel!! 🎸🎻🪕🎼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #Pontardawe

Heno!
Tonight!
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#cymraeg #cerddoriaeth #sesiwnwerin #pontardaweinn #pontardawe #npt @Cymraeg @

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Dydd Mawrth nesaf!
Next Tuesday!
🎻🎸🎵
#cymraeg #mentrauiaith #menteriaith #cerddoriaeth #miwsig #digwyddiad #sesiwnwerin #pontardaweinn #pontardawe #npt @Cymraeg
@mentrauiaith
@learncymraegABA
@PontardaweInn

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Fory!
Tomorrow!
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#cymraeg #mentrauiaith #menteriaith #cerddoriaeth #miwsig #digwyddiad #sesiwnwerin #pontardaweinn #pontardawe #npt @Cymraeg
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@AlawonGwerin

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Fory!
Tomorrow!
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#cymraeg #mentrauiaith #menteriaith #cerddoriaeth #miwsig #digwyddiad #sesiwnwerin #pontardaweinn #pontardawe #npt @Cymraeg
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Noson Gwerin Cymraeg….Welsh Music Night at Y Gwachel!! 🪕🎻🎸🎹🎼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #Pontardawe

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Fory!
Tomorrow!
🎻🎸🎵
#cymraeg #mentrauiaith #menteriaith #cerddoriaeth #miwsig #digwyddiad #sesiwnwerin #pontardaweinn #pontardawe #npt @Cymraeg
@mentrauiaith
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Noson Gwerin Cymraeg yn Y Gwachel!

Welsh Folk Night in Y Gwachel! 🎸🎻🪕🎹🎼🍺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #Pontardawe

Sioned Williams, Member of the Senedd for South Wales West has called for the plans to replace #Alltwen, #Godre-graig and #Llangiwg Primary schools with a new ‘super school’ in #Pontardawe to be rejected.

https://swanseabaynews.com/2022/12/08/senedd-member-calls-for-pontardawe-super-school-plan-to-be-rejected/ #NeathPortTalbot #Education #Schools #PlaidCymru #Senedd