1963), former politician, MP for Ceredigion from 2000 to 2005, lived locally Andy John (born 1964), former Bishop of Bangor, current Anglican Archbishop of Wales Jane Stanness (born ca. 1965) actress, writer, singer and songwriter. Ifan Morgan Jones, (born 1984) local resident won the Daniel Owen Memorial Prize for his novel at the National Eisteddfod in 2008. Governance Aberystwyth-Penparcau is the most populous electoral division in Ceredigion and elects two county councillors. Penparcau is also the name of the village which covers a portion of the electoral division consisting of the areas of Southgate and Caeffynnon. Five town councillors represent the ward on the Aberystwyth Town Council, one of the 51 town and community councils in Ceredigion and consists of 19 town councillors elected in five wards. The last elections were held in May 2017. Penparcau is governed by Ceredigion County Council and Aberystwyth itself elects six of the 42 councillors in five separate wards (Bronglais, Central, North, Rheidol and Penparcau - the Penparcau ward elects two of these). The two county councillors for Aberystwyth-Penparcau, elected in May 2017 were Liberal Democrat and Plaid Cymru. Penparcau has five Senedd members, one of whom is elected as a constituency MS for Ceredigion, Elin Jones and four who are elected on the regional list for Mid and West Wales. The village is also within the Ceredigion constituency for elections to the House of Commons. The current MP is Ben Lake for Plaid Cymru. Sites of Special Scientific Interest The Penparcau electoral ward stretches from Tan y Bwlch beach to the Rheidol. There are two Sites of Special Scientific Interest and the Pen Dinas and Tan y Bwlch Local Nature Reserves within this area. Myth, folklore and legend One of the more unusual residents is the headless dog of Penparcau. The myth tells of how a giant, going to his father's rescue, rode at such a rate that his dog could not keep up with him and its head came off in the leash. The dog now roams, mournfully crying and looking for its long-lost owner. It has also been theorised that the original inhabitants were the same people that made the Banc Ceilliau sun-disc in nearby Cwmystwyth. There are also many stories relating to the pirates that used this part of the coastline such as Bartholomew ‘Black Bart’ Roberts the Pirate. During one winter in the late 19th century, villagers woke to