Caerphilly firefighters put their own twist on a recent internet craze which has raised £8 million for Cancer Research UK.Women have been posting up pictures of themselves, or ‘selfies’, with no make-up…
Author: Richard Gurner
Post Offices in Ystrad Mynach and Cefn Hengoed revamped
Two newly modernised Post Offices have been officially opened.Ystrad Mynach Post Office, in Penallta Road, has been refitted while Cefn Hengoed Post Office has moved into Magnum Stores in Hengoed Avenue.The revamped…
Mystery continues over missing Abertridwr man Trevor Elias two years after he was last seen
Detectives investigating the disappearance of 77-year-old Abertridwr man Trevor Elias are no closer to finding him two years after he first went missing.Mr Elias was reported missing on Saturday April 7, 2012…
Pepperoni meets Picasso as Caerphilly toddler gets a pizza portrait
Everyone’s splattered pizza all over their face at some point in their life but this little boy got his face all over a pizza.Two-year-old Evan Williams got the star treatment when Domino’s…
Police charge man, 36, in connection with Newbridge assault
A 36-year-old man has been charged with attempted assault after an attack which left a 27-year-old woman needing hospital treatment.The attack happened on Yewtree Road in Newbridge on Wednesday April 2. The…
Welsh Government proposes public ban on e-cigarettes and minimum pricing of alcohol
Proposals to introduce a public ban on e-cigarettes and minimum alcohol pricing in Wales have been outlined by the Welsh Government.In a public health white paper, Health Minister Mark Drakeford has outlined…
Caerphilly Council bailiff fees to rise
Council tax and business rate payers will have to pay higher fees if bailiffs are used to reclaim arrears from April 6.Payers who are subject to a Magistrates Court Liability Order will…
Welsh Government meets with Caerphilly Council over A469 closure between Pontlottyn and Newtredegar
Welsh Government Transport Minister Edwina Hart has met with Caerphilly County Borough Council and Rhymney AM Huw Lewis over the closure of the A469 between Pontlottyn and New Tredegar.The road has now…
Elderly Caerphilly man conned out of £5,000 by rogue trader
An elderly man was conned out of £5,000 by a rogue trader.The bogus caller visited the elderly gentleman’s home in Caer Fferm, Glenfields, Caerphilly, on March 14 and claimed the roof needed…
Brakes on for Tour of Britain – Caerphilly to miss out on cycle race
This year’s Tour of Britain cycle race will not be visiting Caerphilly because of budget cuts, Caerphilly County Borough Council has confirmed.For the past three years, Caerphilly town centre has hosted stage…