Police want to trace two people in connection with an aggravated burglary which happened in Nelson.Officers want to speak with Carl Williams, 31, from Blaina and 18-year-old Courtney John from Treharris.The burglary…
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Cwmfelinfach factory to close next year with loss of 150 jobs
A US-owned joystick manufacturer has confirmed its factory in Cwmfelinfach is to close, with up to 150 jobs at threat.Penny and Giles, which is part of the Carolina-based Curtiss-Wright Industrial Group, will…
Cars at Nelson garage suffer £10,000 worth of damage
Around £10,000 worth of damage was caused by vandals who targeted a car sales garage.Ten vehicles parked on the forecourt of Dynevor Car Sales on Dynevor Terrace in Nelson were hit at…
Caerphilly’s Welsh Innovation Centre for Enterprise worth £13.8m to Welsh economy
The Welsh Innovation Centre for Enterprise (ICE) is worth an estimated £13.8 million to the Welsh economy, an independent report has claimed.
Appeal after Blackwood man glassed
Police are appealing for information after a 66-year-old man was assaulted on Woodbine Road, Blackwood.The man was walking along the road in the direction of High Street at approximately 11am on Tuesday,…
Almost 9,000 objections received in mine appeal
Almost 9,000 objections are believed to have been submitted to the Welsh Government’s Planning Inspectorate over an appeal to build an opencast mine at the top of the Rhymney Valley.The objections relate…
Welsh Water keeps prices below inflation
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water’s average household bill will remain unchanged and below the rate of inflation, the Nelson-based not-for-profit company has announced.
MP’s call for UK Government to reimburse Caerphilly Council £1m rejected by minister
Caerphilly MP Wayne David has called on the UK Government to reimburse Caerphilly County Borough Council more than £1 million it paid out to three suspended council bosses.
Goodbye Green Spaces: Residents’ anger at potential loss to housing after draft local development plan is passed by Caerphilly County Borough Council
Thousands of new homes could be built on green belt land right across Caerphilly County Borough, after councillors voted to accept the first version of a new Local Development Plan (LDP) for…
Man robbed in Cefn Hengoed street
A 42-year-old man was robbed of cash after he was hit on the head by two attackers.The robbery happened on Pottery Lane, Cefn Hengoed, on Friday, January 31, at 2.30pm.The victim was…