Kind-hearted residents have donated thousands of gifts for needy children as part of the council’s annual Operation Santa charity appeal.
Gardener prosecuted after cold calling
A gardener has been prosecuted for consumer rights breaches.Henry Elias Jones, 46 of Upper Race, Pontypool, and trading as Oaktree Garden Services, was taken to court following reports he was cold calling…
Have you heard the one about the teacher who quit teaching to run a comedy club?
Stephen Powell has spent the past 12 years working as a Business Studies and Computing teacher in secondary schools, but has now packed it all in to run The Comedy Cow from…
Land Rover stolen from Pontllanfraith garage
Police are appealing for information after a Land Rover was stolen from a car sales garage in Pontllanfraith.The theft happened on Commercial Street between 9pm and 11.30pm on Friday, December 5.Also stolen…
Anger after waste centre approved for Cwmfelinfach
Residents from Cwmfelinfach and Wattsville are “angry, annoyed, and bitter” after plans to build a waste centre at Nine Mile Point Industrial Estate were approved.
The must-have essentials for your winter break in Europe
There’s no place like home, even if the weather outside can be a little cold and damp at times. That being said, a quick hop over the water can do you a…
Police officers in Gwent ditch the notebook in favour of the smartphone app
Gwent Police officers have ditched the traditional notepad in favour of the 21st Century smartphone.
Complete public ban on e-cigarettes scrapped
A complete ban on the use of e-cigarettes in public places has been dropped by the Welsh Government.
Two arrested for drink and drug driving in Abertridwr and Senghenydd
A man was arrested on suspicion of drug driving after he failed to stop for a police officer and then crashed into a bus stop.Police had originally wanted to speak to the…
Caerphilly Council to get 0.9% cut in funding
Following on from its draft budget unveiling, The Welsh Government has confirmed that Caerphilly County Borough Council will see its funding cut by 0.9% for 2016/17.The local authority will get £263.293 million…