UPDATE: Four in court charged with sexual assault on man, 24, in CrospenmaenFour men have been charged with sexually assaulting a 24-year-old man.Two, aged 21 and 19, from Oakdale and a 21-year-old…
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Ten arrested in connection with sex attack on man in Croespenmaen
UPDATE: Four men charged with sexually assaulting man, 24Ten people have been arrested in connection with an alleged sex attack on a 24-year-old man.Gwent Police said the man was found outside a…
Staff from Caerphilly company aim to raise £3,000 for children’s charity
Building services specialist SCS Group to race the sun to help sick childrenStaff from building services company SCS Group, based in Tredomen, are getting ready to raise money for children’s charity.On September…
Plaid Cymru’s Caerphilly Council leader attacks Labour over Welsh Assembly funding
The Plaid Cymru leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council has accused Labour of failing to stand up for Wales over its funding from the UK Government.Allan Pritchard said the Labour Party had…
The riots are a wake up call for politicians
Bewas, Trethomas and Machen councillor Ray Davies gives his thoughts on the recent rioting in English cities.
Caerphilly-born Daily Mail critic labels Welsh a “moribund monkey language”
A Caerphilly-born literary critic has sparked controversy by labelling the Welsh language as an “appalling and moribund monkey language”.The comments were made by Roger Lewis in his Daily Mail review of Bred…
Officials investigate after 50 bags of asbestos dumped on Gelligaer Common
More than 50 bags of asbestos were found dumped on Gelligaer Common, near Fochriw.Environment Agency Wales officers have launched an investigation to trace those responsible.Some asbestos sheets appeared to have been correctly…
Caerphilly world record attempt fails at Tour of Britain launch
There wasn’t quite 1,000 in attendance for Caerphilly town’s world record attempt of most number of cyclists in a line, but plenty still enjoyed the launch of the Welsh stage of the…
Caerphilly MP Wayne David’s blog: August 15
I write this after just having returned from the recall of Parliament to discuss the appalling ‘disorder’ which we saw on the streets of London and other English cities.The debate which took…
Roadworks due to begin at M4/A470 Coryton junction 32
A £1m road improvement scheme at the M4 Junction 32 Coryton Interchange is due to start on September 5.The works are expected to take 12 weeks and should be completed before Christmas.The…