A police armed response unit was called to Pontlottyn last night after reports of a man threatening a group of teenagers with an air rifle.
Author: Richard Gurner
Argoed murder: Inquest begins into the deaths of Cerys Yemm and Matthew Williams at Sirhowy Arms Hotel
A freed prisoner brutally murdered a young woman just two weeks after being released from jail – and died himself when he was tasered by a policewoman, an inquest heard today.
Cost of Caerphilly Council pay scandal could be a further £263,000
Caerphilly County Borough Council’s long-running row over unlawful pay rises to senior bosses could cost a further £263,000, if councillors approve a request from council officers.
Total cost of Caerphilly County Borough Council pay scandal revealed to be £4.5m
A request under the Freedom of Information Act has revealed the total cost of the pay scandal to Caerphilly County Borough Council is £4.5 million.
Police make fresh appeal on fourth anniversary of Kyle Vaughan’s disappearance
Police have issued a fresh appeal for information to trace Newbridge man Kyle Vaughan on the fourth anniversary of his disappearance.Mr Vaughan, who was 24 when he went missing, was last seen…
Two men charged with attempted murder after stabbing in Hafodyrynys
Two men have been charged with attempted murder after a street stabbing in Hafodyrynys.The men, aged 35 from Risca, and 32 from Hafodyrynys, are due to appear at Newport Magistrates’ Court this…
“Suspended” Caerphilly Council bosses at centre of pay scandal have actually been on paid leave
Three senior bosses at the centre of a pay scandal at Caerphilly County Borough Council have been on paid leave from the local authority after their suspension was secretly brought to an end earlier this year.
Food poisoning scare after children served potentially contaminated chicken at 45 Caerphilly County Borough schools
An investigation has been launched after children in 45 schools in Caerphilly County Borough were served chicken potentially contaminated with the harmful Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.
Man jailed for 78mph police chase which ended when car got wedged under railway tunnel
The driver of a car which got wedged in a narrow pedestrian tunnel as he fled from police during a high-speed chase has been jailed for 18 months.
Stop clowning around: Penyrheol man fined by police for scaring children outside school dressed as a clown
A Penyrheol man who frightened young children by dressing as a clown outside their school has been fined by police.