A Second World War Flight Sergeant from Senghenydd whose name didn’t appear on the town’s war memorial plaque has been honoured at a rededication service held on Sunday May 8.
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Crew put out large tyre fire in Hengoed
A crew from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service responded to reports of several tyres alight on Saturday May 8 in Hengoed.Aberbargoed firefighters tackled the blaze, which was causing a significant amount…
Counterfeiter from Penybryn ordered to pay £1,350 for selling copied DVDs and CDs
A CD and DVD counterfeiter has been handed an eight-week suspended jail sentence and ordered to pay almost £1,350. Gareth David Parker, 39, of Trosnant Crescent, Penybryn, pleaded guilty to six charges…
‘Yes’ to Ystrad Mynach dance troupe in Britain’s Got Talent
Dancers from New Cottage Dance Centre in Ystrad Mynach wowed Britain’s Got Talent judges and viewers alike, as they stormed through their audition.The 16-strong Ystrad Fawr dance troupe performed a compelling routine…
New Specsavers store to open in Caerphilly town
The Caerphilly town branch of Specsavers is relocating to a larger premises on Cardiff Road this week.The store directors have confirmed that the opticians will move to a new 3,900 sq ft…
Suspended Caerphilly Council bosses at centre of pay row could be “paid off”
Three senior council bosses, suspended over their role in a pay scandal, could be paid off to leave the local authority, according to reports in the media.
Carwyn Jones and Leanne Wood tied in battle to become Welsh First Minister
Labour fails to get Jones re-elected after Tory and Ukip votes for leader of Plaid Cymru result in 29-29 draw
56-year-old man arrested in connection with A472 Hafodyrynys Road collision
A 56-year-old man from the Blaenau Gwent area has been arrested on suspicion of driving without due care and attention and failing to stop, after a man was knocked-down on the A472…
Police appeal for missing Caerphilly man
Police are appealing for information to find 40-year-old Leighton Daniels from Caerphilly, who was reported missing on Friday May 6.
Man remanded in custody at Cardiff Crown Court, charged with murdering his mother in Ystrad Mynach
The son of 75-year-old Iris Owens, whose body was found at her home last week, has appeared in court charged with her murder.