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Evan John Smith handed life sentence for attempted murder after Caerphilly town stabbing

Thursday, November 17, 2016Thursday, November 17, 2016

An Aber Valley man has been given a life sentence for attempted murder, after he stabbed a 61-year-old man outside a shop in Caerphilly town.

Disused Trethomas pub, which is site of planned care home, set ablaze

Thursday, November 17, 2016Thursday, November 17, 2016

A disused pub in Trethomas, which is set to be demolished for a planned care home, was the target of arsonists last night, Wednesday, November 16.

Food poisoning scare after children served potentially contaminated chicken at 45 Caerphilly County Borough schools

Thursday, November 17, 2016Thursday, November 17, 2016

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

Wednesday, November 16, 2016Thursday, November 17, 2016

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.

Royal Albert Hall concert beckons for Caerphilly music students

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Around 650 music students from Caerphilly County Borough and the wider Gwent region are to perform at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Three arrested after Caerphilly town drugs raid

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Three Caerphilly men have been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A drugs.On Tuesday, November 15, police executed a warrant at an address on Ludlow Street, Caerphilly town….

Man assaulted outside Bargoed nightclub after parking row

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

A man was knocked out cold and hospitalised after a parking row in Bargoed town centre.

Three members’ clubs prosecuted for selling alcohol to non-members

Wednesday, November 16, 2016Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Three members’ clubs have been prosecuted by Trading Standards for selling alcohol to non-members.

Pontlottyn’s Remembrance plaque has a new home at Rhymney Comprehensive School

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

A commemorative plaque which spent years in a garage for safekeeping has found a new home in the hall of Rhymney Comprehensive School.

Caerphilly County Borough projects awarded cash from Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Twenty community projects based across Caerphilly County Borough have been awarded almost £51,000 from the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent.

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