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Caerphilly tattooist jailed after paying underage teenage girl for sex

A Caerphilly tattooist has been jailed after he illegally gave a 16-year-old girl a free inking and cash in exchange for having sex in his parlour.

Cllr Nigel Dix said traders in his hometown of Blackwood were “struggling to make ends meet”.

Chaz Ralph, 20, died in a collision on the A496, near Llanbradach, on Friday December 15.

The game will be played at Cwmbran Stadium, and will kick-off at 1.30pm on Sunday January 14 – with entry free.

Anthony Parsons, 30, failed to return to Leyhill Prison, Gloucestershire, on Wednesday December 20.

Ysgol y Castell pupils were given a sneak peak behind the scenes at Caerphilly Castle as it undergoes a £10m revamp.

Nearly one in six people in Wales is on a waiting list for NHS treatment, according to new figures.

Many residents will have new collection days over the next two weeks, before normal collection rounds resume in the week beginning Monday January 8.

Blood donation hubs are coming to Newbridge Leisure Centre and Bryn Meadows in January.

More than £13,000 has been raised for local food banks through a Caerphilly County Borough Council appeal.