A walking route named in honour of South Wales Echo cartoonist Grenfell Jones has been vandalised just 15 months after it opened.Better known to fans as ‘Gren’, the Hengoed-born cartoonist captured Valleys’…
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Caerphilly Mountain accident prompts safety call for road
A car accident on Caerphilly Mountain road which led to four people being hospitalised has prompted fresh calls for speed restrictions.The accident on the A469 involved three cars and happened at around…
Hengoed company fined £8,000 after workers’ hand crushed by machinery
A Hengoed-based company has been sentenced after an employee’s left hand was crushed when it was drawn into a two centimetre gap between the rollers of a printing machine.The 55-year-old worker, an…
300 fined for litter and dog mess in Caerphilly County Borough
More than 300 people who littered or failed to pick up after their dog last year were fined by Caerphilly County Borough Council. Council enforcement officers handed out 308 fixed penalty notices…
Charity role for Nelson-born Falklands veteran Simon Weston
Falklands veteran Simon Weston has been named patron of a charity which helps amputees and their families. The Nelson-born hero takes up his new position with Limbcare.Mr Weston was aboard the Sir…
Ebbw Vale man awaits sentence after admitting death by careless driving
A motorist is awaiting sentence after he admitted causing the death of a Markham man by careless driving.Michael Bisi, 60, of Western Terrace, Ebbw Vale, was driving his Mercedes 240 when he…
Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner confirms stations to reopen in Caerphilly, Risca and Ystrad Mynach
Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner Ian Johnston has confirmed that police stations in Caerphilly town, Risca and Ystrad Mynach will reopen to the public – as exclusively revealed by Caerphilly Observer last…
Crisis at Caerphilly Council: Who’s to blame?
Caerphilly County Borough Council is at the centre of its second police investigation within 12 months into unlawful payments to staff.Decisions to award senior bosses huge salary increases and payments to cover…
Cyclist, 63, killed in Abertridwr traffic collision
A 63-year-old cyclist died after being involved in a road traffic collision in Abertridwr.The collision occurred at approximately 6pm yesterday evening, Thursday January 23 on The Square, Abertridwr, and involved a blue…
AMs vote for 2% business rate rise cap
Assembly members have voted to cap business rate increases at 2%.Business rates were set to rise by more than 3% from 2014/15, in line with inflation but an order from the Welsh…