The water has to be below 5C and you have to swim one mile while under supervision and only wearing a swimming costume, a pair of goggles and a swimming hat. It’s not the first thing most people would ...

Cath Pendleton is an NHS worker from Merthyr Tydfil. She's also known as The Merthyr Mermaid and is the subject of a BBC Wales documentary which airs on Monday, December 14. Cath's impressive feat is ...

While most of us pine for sunshine, Cath Pendleton finds the summer months a constant source of angst. For the NHS worker from Merthyr Tydfil in Wales is the unlikely holder of a world record for ...