More than half of the child car seats tested by safety experts failed the inspection.Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Trading Standards Service carried out a series of free checks recently in Blackwood and…
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Police investigate after man shot in Rhymney
Police are appealing for information after a man was shot in Rhymney.The 52-year-old was walking along a footpath in Twyn Carno near a large green when he was hit on the arm…
Newbridge man banned from Blackwood shops over drunken behaviour
A Newbridge man has been banned from every shop on Blackwood High Street because of his drunken behaviour.Rodney Glen Peplar, 47, of Bryngwyn Cottages, Newbridge, was handed a two-year Criminal Antisocial Behaviour…
New S4C children’s series set at Llancaiach Fawr
Llancaiach Fawr Manor, near Nelson, is the spooky setting for a new S4C TV series.Welsh language game show Dan Glo (which means Custody) sees school pupils held prisoner within the walls of…
Marathon effort from BTM Dolphins Swim School
Youngsters managed to raise £300 for their swim school by swimming more than 26 miles.Swimmers at BTM Dolphins Swim School in Bedwas raised the much-needed funds for the club by swimming 26.2…
Bradley Wiggins to compete in Caerphilly on 2012 Tour of Britain
Tour de France winner and Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins has confirmed he will be competing in the 2012 Tour of Britain – which comes to Caerphilly on Friday September 14.Wiggins, who…
Gwent Police stop 22,000 vehicles in crackdown on metal theft
Almost 22,000 vehicles have been stopped by Gwent Police since April 2011 in an operation to crackdown on metal thieves.About 70 van-loads of scrap metal have also been seized by officers in…
Cancer Research Wales charity shop moves
An award-winning Caerphilly charity shop will be moving to new premises on Tuesday August 28.The Cancer Research Wales charity shop is set to reopen at 18 Castle Court Caerphilly; at the site…
£600,000 spent on planned Parliamentary shake-up for Wales
More than £600,000 of public money was spent on plans to reshape Parliamentary boundaries, according to figures obtained by Labour under the Freedom of Information Act.By last month £617,231 had been spent…
Two women may have seen missing Abertridwr man Trevor Elias on night he disappeared
Police are appealing for two women seen on CCTV the night a 77-year-old man went missing to come forward.Trevor Elias from Abertridwr has now been missing for four months.Police believe the women…