Police are appealing for information after 1,500 litres of diesel was stolen from an Esso in Hafodyrynys Road, Hafodyrynys. A small lorry and a saloon car were seen in the area at…
Author: Richard Gurner
Owen ready for rugby return
Michael Owen is ready to come back from eight months of injury to try and force his way back into the Wales team. Former Dragons skipper Owen has not played for Guinness…
Scheme helps reel in antisocial behaviour
Youngsters have become hooked on fishing as part of a scheme to keep them out of trouble. Youth workers from Caerphilly County Borough Council have been working with ten teenagers on the…
Council leader calls for better Assembly relationship
Council leader Lindsay Whittle has called for a better relationship with Welsh Assembly ministers.The Plaid Cymru councillor wants the Assembly to hold a joint cabinet meeting with council leaders in Caerphilly.Cllr Whittle…
Antisocial behaviour crackdown a success
Police and Caerphilly County Borough Council have declared a recent crackdown on antisocial behaviour a success. During an eight week period from June 1, officers from Gwent Police moved on 40 people…
Cash boost for Risca heritage museum
An industrial heritage museum has received a £2,500 lottery cash boost.The Risca Heritage Museum, which is run by the Oxford House Industrial History Society, was given the money by the lottery-funded Awards…
Domestic abuse explored in play
School pupils have been learning about domestic abuse through a play co-written by Manic Street Preacher and Blackwood son James Dean Bradfield.The play, called A Lament for Moths, was shown to hundreds…
Man crushed to death at Pontllanfraith factory named
A 60-year-old man crushed to death by a forklift truck at his work has been named. Gareth Young, from Ebbw Vale, was killed at the Moulded Paper Company on Newbridge Road Industrial…
Building award for Blackwood foreman
A Blackwood construction worker has been named as one of the top site managers in the country.Paul Phillips, 29, has been selected for a Pride in the Job Quality Award by the…
Supermarket plan for Blackwood rejected
Plans for another supermarket in Blackwood have been thrown out by the Planning Inspectorate for Wales. Developer Develica wanted a supermarket at its Blackwood Gate Retail Park and applied for planning permission…