Gwent Police are appealing for information after a 57-year-old man was assaulted during the early hours of New Year’s Day.The man was walking home along Jones Street, Phillipstown, New Tredegar at around…
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Police investigate arson attack on disused pub in Pontllanfraith
Gwent Police and South Wales Fire and Rescue Service are investigating an arson attack on a disused pub in Pontllanfraith.Crews were called to the White Hart pub on Newbridge Road at 7.30pm…
Army apologises for ‘beasting’ punishment that killed Hengoed soldier Gavin Williams
The Army has apologised for the death of Hengoed soldier Gavin Williams, who died after being subjected to an unlawful punishment known as “beasting”.
83-year-old victim of fatal Pontlottyn car crash named
An 83-year-old man killed in a car crash in Pontlottyn yesterday has been named by police.
Royston Carr was driving a blue Vauxhall Astra when it crashed on the A469 near the Capital Valley Industrial Estate at around 1.20pm.
Man killed in car crash on A469 in Pontlottyn
A man has been killed in a car crash on the A469 in Pontlottyn.
Poundworld to open store in Bargoed
Discount retailer Poundworld has announced it is opening a store in Bargoed at the Lowry Plaza retail development. Taking up two units, the store will trade from 8,700 sq ft of retail…
Man admits stealing £200 worth of alcohol from Asda Caerphilly
A 23-year-old man has admitting stealing £200 worth of alcohol from Caerphilly town’s Asda on the day before Christmas Eve.Deividas Sabaliauskas, of no fixed abode, was arrested after stealing spirits from the…
Plaid and Labour clash over decision to reopen Aberbargoed library
The Labour and Plaid Cymru groups on Caerphilly County Borough Council have resumed hostilities for the New Year in a row over Aberbargoed Library.The library was originally closed in March 2012 by…
Three Caerphilly County Borough people given New Year’s Honours for charitable work
Falklands War veteran Simon Weston has been awarded the CBE in the New Year’s Honours list.The former Welsh Guard, who was born in Nelson, has been recognised for his charitable work and…
Caerphilly Council bosses at centre of pay scandal still suspended
Three top Caerphilly County Borough Council bosses at the centre of a the authority’s pay scandal remain suspended, despite criminal proceedings against them being dropped.Chief executive Anthony O’Sullivan, his deputy Nigel Barnett…