Rhondda Leader
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The Rhondda Leader is a weekly newspaper distributed in the Rhondda Valleys
, South Wales
. The tabloid newspaper is published on a Wednesday by Media Wales
which is owned by the UK's largest newspaper corporation, Trinity Mirror
. Part of the Celtic Weekly Newspapers
series, which publishes eight other titles in South Wales, the Leader was founded in 1899.
The Porth Gazette was published from 1900 to 1944 and during that period there was a newspaper called the Rhondda Socialist. The Rhondda Gazette was also in circulation from 1913 to 1919 while the Rhondda Clarion was being read in the late 1930s.
The Porth Gazette and Rhondda Leader was published from 1944 to 1967 while also published in Pontypridd during those years was the Rhondda Fach Leader and Gazette.
In more recent years the Rhondda Leader and Pontypridd & Llantrisant Observer combined before the Rhondda Leader again became a separate edition.
Rhondda
Rhondda , or the Rhondda Valley , is a former coal mining valley in Wales, formerly a local government district, consisting of 16 communities built around the River Rhondda. The valley is made up of two valleys, the larger Rhondda Fawr valley and the smaller Rhondda Fach valley...
, South Wales
South Wales
South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...
. The tabloid newspaper is published on a Wednesday by Media Wales
Media Wales
Media Wales Ltd. is a publishing company based in Cardiff in Wales. As of 2009 it was owned by the Trinity Mirror Group. It was previously known as the Western Mail & Echo Ltd.-History:...
which is owned by the UK's largest newspaper corporation, Trinity Mirror
Trinity Mirror
Trinity Mirror plc is a large British newspaper and magazine publisher. It is Britain's biggest newspaper group, publishing 240 regional papers as well as the national Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror and People, and the Scottish Sunday Mail and Daily Record. Its headquarters are at Canary Wharf in...
. Part of the Celtic Weekly Newspapers
Celtic Weekly Newspapers
Celtic Weekly Newspapers is a series of seven weekly newspapers published in south Wales by Media Wales Ltd , part of the Trinity Mirror group.The titles in the series are:*Cynon Valley Leader*Glamorgan Gazette...
series, which publishes eight other titles in South Wales, the Leader was founded in 1899.
History
The Rhondda Leader was first published in 1899 and nine years later became the Rhondda Leader, Maesteg, Garw and Ogmore Telegraph.The Porth Gazette was published from 1900 to 1944 and during that period there was a newspaper called the Rhondda Socialist. The Rhondda Gazette was also in circulation from 1913 to 1919 while the Rhondda Clarion was being read in the late 1930s.
The Porth Gazette and Rhondda Leader was published from 1944 to 1967 while also published in Pontypridd during those years was the Rhondda Fach Leader and Gazette.
In more recent years the Rhondda Leader and Pontypridd & Llantrisant Observer combined before the Rhondda Leader again became a separate edition.