A motor trader has been prosecuted for the sale of unsafe vehicles from his garage in Pontllanfraith.Phillip Tyrone Taylor, 37, who until the end of November 2008 traded as both Blackwood Van…
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Miss Caerphilly dreams of national title before going blind
Beauty queen Miss Caerphilly is hoping to win the Miss Wales crown before she is made blind by a rare eye disorderNicola Thomas, 23, has been diagnosed with Devic’s Disease, which will…
Caerphilly River of Light parade almost here
Final preparations are underway for tomorrow’s River of Light parade in Caerphilly town centre.More than 1,000 people have attended free workshops in the weeks leading up to the parade and have a…
Caerphilly’s Medieval Christmas Fayre a hit
Thousands of visitors descended on Caerphilly town centre on the weekend as Caerphilly County Borough Council and Cadw hosted their largest Medieval Christmas Fayre to date.The town centre was lined with stalls…
Police warning on suspicious phone calls in Blackwood
Gwent Police have warned people not to give out personal information after a spate of suspicious phone calls in the Blackwood area.
On Monday a resident in the Oakdale area reported that she received a call at 4am yesterday morning from someone purporting to be from Welsh Water.
The caller said that the water supply at the address would be turned off between 6am and 1pm that day and asked if she would be at home during this time. When the resident said she would be, the caller apologised and hung up.
Risca rapist jailed for six years
A rapist guilty of attacking the same woman twice has been jailed for years.Adam Powell, 28, of Sycamore Crescent, Ty Sign, Risca, was found guilty of two rape charges by a jury…
Caerphilly Council Christmas waste collection dates
Caerphilly County Borough Council has announced the dates for its refuse, recycling and green waste collections over the Christmas period.There will be no collections on Christmas Day, so this will have a…
Caerphilly Business Forum gives cash boost to charity
A Welsh cancer charity will receive a cash injection of more than £3,000 – thanks to a weekend of events organised by the Caerphilly Business Forum.
Proceeds from the Caerphilly Business Forum’s annual awards ceremony and the forum’s sell-out fashion and beauty event, All About Eve, raised a combined £3,500 for Cancer Research Wales.
Held at The Bryn Meadows Golf, Hotel and Spa, the two events raised money for the charity by holding an auction at the awards ceremony and by donating all proceeds from ticket sales at the fashion and beauty event.
New homes for Maesycwmmer after planning appeal
Maesycwmmer is to get a new development of 95 houses after a Welsh Assembly planning inspector overturned a decision by Caerphilly County Borough Council.The local authority had originally rejected the plans for…
CCTV released after Hengoed train station attack
British Transport Police have released CCTV footage of a teenager they want to speak to in connection with an assault at Hengoed train station.
At about 3.30pm on Sunday September 13, a teenager was attacked with a metal pole by another teen.
The attacked teen was on the Cardiff-bound platform at Hengoed railway station when a youth riding a girl’s pink mountain bike approached and started talking to him.