Two people were taken to hospital after being rescued from a house fire in Pwll y Pant, near Caerphilly.South Wales Fire and Rescue Service were called to the fire just before 10.25am…
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First Minister officially opens new campus for Welsh school
The new £20 million Y Gwyndy campus in Caerphilly has officially been opened by First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones.
Jewellery and cash stolen from houses in Risca and Blackwood
Jewellery was stolen during a burglary in a house in Blackwood and cash was stolen from a house in Risca.
Success for Operation Santa Christmas charity appeal
Kind-hearted residents have donated thousands of gifts for needy children as part of the council’s annual Operation Santa charity appeal.
Gardener prosecuted after cold calling
A gardener has been prosecuted for consumer rights breaches.Henry Elias Jones, 46 of Upper Race, Pontypool, and trading as Oaktree Garden Services, was taken to court following reports he was cold calling…
Have you heard the one about the teacher who quit teaching to run a comedy club?
Stephen Powell has spent the past 12 years working as a Business Studies and Computing teacher in secondary schools, but has now packed it all in to run The Comedy Cow from…
Land Rover stolen from Pontllanfraith garage
Police are appealing for information after a Land Rover was stolen from a car sales garage in Pontllanfraith.The theft happened on Commercial Street between 9pm and 11.30pm on Friday, December 5.Also stolen…
Anger after waste centre approved for Cwmfelinfach
Residents from Cwmfelinfach and Wattsville are “angry, annoyed, and bitter” after plans to build a waste centre at Nine Mile Point Industrial Estate were approved.
Police officers in Gwent ditch the notebook in favour of the smartphone app
Gwent Police officers have ditched the traditional notepad in favour of the 21st Century smartphone.
Complete public ban on e-cigarettes scrapped
A complete ban on the use of e-cigarettes in public places has been dropped by the Welsh Government.