A Trinant man told police he had consumed a cocktail of drugs before killing a friend days after holding a knife to his throat in the street, a court heard.
Author: Gareth Hill
Graig-Y-Rhacca man imprisoned for setting fire to ex-partner’s house
A man set fire to his ex-partner’s house because she would not lend him three pound for a flagon of cider.
Caerphilly Council’s tip charges to come into force
Dumping household waste in council-run tips will cost up to £70 from tomorrow, July 1.
A petition has been launched against changes that mean residents will need a permit to carry rubbish in small vans or trailers into Household Waste Recycling Centres.
Waunfawr Primary School told to pay £50,000 for essential building repairs
A primary school has been told it will have to pay for £50,000 worth of repairs out of its own budget
P-P-Pick up a pullover: Llanbradach knitting group help save crook Aussie penguins
Poorly Penguins in Australia have been given a cwtch the way only the Welsh can, thanks to a Llanbradach knitting group.
Pontllanfraith first aider honoured by Queen for work with St John Ambulance
A Pontllanfraith volunteer has been honoured in The Queen’s birthday honours list for her voluntary service to first aid.
Gwent Valleys’ disposable income figures ignore cost of living say charities
Caerphilly households are among the poorest in Wales, but new figures do not show how bad things are according to charities and politicians.
Veterans remember D-Day at Newbridge commemoration
The sixth of the sixth marked 70 years since more than 320,000 allied troops landed in Normandy.Roy Morton was one of the first – fighting on the beaches for the initial six…
Caerphilly Council to pay new chief executive £142,000 a year
Caerphilly County Borough Council has agreed to recruit a new interim chief executive on a salary of £142,524 a year leading to clashes between Labour and Plaid Cymru.
Memorial bench dedicated to teenager Gerwyn Allan Osborne-Flanagan at Coleg y Cymoedd’s Ystrad Mynach campus
A memorial bench has been unveiled to honour a promising teenager who was struck by a car and killed.Gerwyn Allan Osborne-Flanagan, 18, from Cefn Hengoed, died on September 28 last year after…