UPDATE: Police re-appeal over mystery of man, 27, found dead in road near Blackwood A 27-year-old man was found dead on the roadside during the early hours of Sunday morning.Gwent Police is investigating…
Caerphilly MP Wayne David’s blog: July 18
One of my hardworking assistants asked me the other day what I was going to write about in my next Blog. I said that given the events of the last two weeks,…
Boredom to blame for forest and grass fires
A report into why people start forest and grass fires has found that boredom is one of the main reasons.The investigation, by Forestry Commission Wales, also found that socio-economic factor were also…
Caerphilly Trading Standards warn of telephone scams
Residents are being told to be on their guard after a recent increase in telephone scams.Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Trading Standards has said reports of telephone scams have increased in the last…
Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent social services merger welcomed by Welsh Government
The merger between Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent’s social services has been welcomed by the Welsh Government.Deputy Minister for health and social services Gwenda Thomas praised the planned merger after the issue was…
Gwent Police appoints new Assistant Chief Constable
Gwent Police Authority has appointed Simon Prince as Assistant Chief Constable for Gwent Police.Mr Prince, who had been acting as temporary Assistant Chief Constable, joined the police as a probationer constable in…
• Jonathan Thomas and Richie Rees also left out by Wales
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Bedwas firm raises £5,000 for Ty Hafan with three peaks challenge
Employees from a manufacturing firm in Bedwas have raised £5,000 for children’s hospice Ty Hafan.The workers, from Eriez Magnetics Europe, based on Bedwas House Industrial Estate, scaled the peaks of Snowdon, Cadair…
Ex-Coronation Street actor to appear at Big Cheese
Former Coronation Street actor Sean Wilson, aka Martin Platt, will be making a special appearance at this year’s Big Cheese Festival in Caerphilly.Since leaving the ITV1 soap, Sean has become a keen…
100 motorists fined for illegal parking in Ystrad Mynach
One hundred parking tickets were issued last month in Ystrad Mynach during a crackdown on illegal parking by police.Caerphilly County Borough Council and Gwent Police handed out the £30 fines after complaints…