An Aberbargoed taxi driver has been prosecuted for driving while suspended.Wendy Faulkner, age 47, from Dyffryn Street in Aberbargoed, was suspended from driving taxis due to a medical condition.However, she was taken…
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Welsh Water promises bill increases to be kept 1% below inflation until 2020
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has said it will keep increases to bills below the rate inflation for the next six years.The Nelson-based not-for-profit company has published a business plan, spanning 2015 to…
Bid to ban payday loans from Caerphilly Council-owned computers
Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Plaid Cymru group has tabled a motion calling on access to all payday loan sites to be blocked from council-owned computers.The move comes four months after the Party…
Cwmcarn High School gets ready to reopen fully after asbestos scare
A large section of a school which was forced to close last year after asbestos was found has been cleared of the substance.The keys to Cwmcarn High School’s Performing Arts Centre have…
Official reopening for former St Ilan School
A comprehensive school, closed since 2007, has been officially reopened as a Welsh-language school.Pupils, staff and guests gathered on November 22 for the opening of the new Y Gwyndy – Ysgol Gyfun…
Appeal after first pictures of new baby stolen from Pontllanfraith home
A young family’s first pictures of their newborn baby boy have been stolen by heartless thievesNew mum Jade Woodward, 24, (pictured above) was asleep upstairs with her partner and four-week-old son while…
Appeal after Blackwood man and woman fail to appear in court
Gwent Police is appealing for information to find a man and a woman from Blackwood who both failed to attend court hearings.Court warrants have been issued for the arrest of Stephen James…
Woman, 72, killed in road collision in Rhymney
A 72-year-old woman was killed in a road traffic collision in Rhymney.The local woman was walking down Moriah Street when she was hit by a vehicle on Friday November 29. Gwent Police,…
Manmoel eco farmhouse wins planning award
A farmer’s state-of-the-art eco home has been given a planning ‘Oscar’.Maes Yr Onn, in Manmoel, is self-sustainable and completely ‘off-the-grid’. The house features photovoltaic panels, rainwater harvesting, a biomass boiler and thermal…
Blackwood man told to pay £1,600 by magistrates
An engineer has been ordered to pay more than £1,600 by magistrates after failing to make payments to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC).Nigel Philip McBurney, 47, of Pengam Road, Blackwood, trading…