Youngsters managed to raise £300 for their swim school by swimming more than 26 miles.Swimmers at BTM Dolphins Swim School in Bedwas raised the much-needed funds for the club by swimming 26.2…
Author: Richard Gurner
Bradley Wiggins to compete in Caerphilly on 2012 Tour of Britain
Tour de France winner and Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins has confirmed he will be competing in the 2012 Tour of Britain – which comes to Caerphilly on Friday September 14.Wiggins, who…
Rugby League: South Wales Scorpions 32 Gateshead Thunder 10
South Wales Scorpions gained their fourth win of the season in front of an enthusiastic crowd at The Gnoll as Gateshead Thunder’s losing run continued.
Gwent Police stop 22,000 vehicles in crackdown on metal theft
Almost 22,000 vehicles have been stopped by Gwent Police since April 2011 in an operation to crackdown on metal thieves.About 70 van-loads of scrap metal have also been seized by officers in…
Cancer Research Wales charity shop moves
An award-winning Caerphilly charity shop will be moving to new premises on Tuesday August 28.The Cancer Research Wales charity shop is set to reopen at 18 Castle Court Caerphilly; at the site…
£600,000 spent on planned Parliamentary shake-up for Wales
More than £600,000 of public money was spent on plans to reshape Parliamentary boundaries, according to figures obtained by Labour under the Freedom of Information Act.By last month £617,231 had been spent…
Two women may have seen missing Abertridwr man Trevor Elias on night he disappeared
Police are appealing for two women seen on CCTV the night a 77-year-old man went missing to come forward.Trevor Elias from Abertridwr has now been missing for four months.Police believe the women…
“Inappropriate” 999 calls on the rise in Wales
A man claimed to have stomach pains at a Cardiff pub dialled 999 so that he could get a lift home.The tale is one of a string of time-wasting 999 calls the…
Railways return to normal after landslide in Cardiff
Rail services between Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Central have returned to normal after a landslide was cleared from the track.The landslide happened on Friday August 10 between the two stations because…
Crosskeys teen given 12 month ban for drug driving
A teenager has been handed a 12-month driving ban after he admitted being under the influence f drugs while behind the wheel.Caleb Roberts, 18, of Twyncarn Road, Crosskeys, was caught driving his…