A hike of 4.6% in business rates by the Welsh Assembly Government has drawn criticism from business leaders.Welsh councils have been told that the provisional multiplier for business rates in 2011/12 will…
Vote for £40k lottery bid to restore Bedwas Workman’s Hall
UPDATE: Bedwas Workmen’s Hall wins public vote.Public voting has opened for a £40,000 Lottery bid to refurbish Bedwas Workman’s Hall.Volunteers who run the hall are bidding for £40,000 from the Big Lottery…
Coleg Gwent women’s football team crowned Welsh Champions
Students from Coleg Gwent’s Crosskeys campus are celebrating after being crowned the winners of Welsh Colleges Women’s five-a-side football championships earlier this month.Undefeated in their pool matches the team went on to…
Police officers who arrested Llanbradach murderer commended
The police officers who arrested a murderer just after he stabbed and killed a pensioner have been commended.Police Constables Christopher Fairclough and James Bramwell arrested Martin Davies on March 24 last year…
Police continue to question Caerphilly murder suspects
UPDATE: Three Caerphilly men charged with murder of Tony SinghGwent Police is continuing to question four men in connection with the death of 24-year-old Tony SinghMr Singh was discovered at his flat…
Arriva Trains Wales drivers’ strike called off
A planned train drivers’ strike, due to be held on Friday and Saturday has been called off.The disruption, which would have clashed with the Wales vs New Zealand rugby match on Saturday,…
Caerphilly Council declares war on dog mess
Caerphilly County Borough Council has said it will not tolerate dog owners failing to clean up after their animal in public places.The local authority has said that it will prosecute owners if…
£315 parcel delivery phone scam disconnected
UPDATE:The phone number mentioned in this story was disconnected five years ago – See PhonepayPlus statement below.Residents believing they have missed a parcel delivery could end up paying £315 for a bogus…
Armed police called after reports of gunman roaming Lansbury Park, Caerphilly
Armed police descended on a Caerphilly housing estate on Saturday after reports of a man wandering the streets with a loaded gun.Police were called to the Van Community Centre, in Clos Guto,…
Islwyn MP’s support for proposed new fire alarm law
Labour’s Islwyn MP Chris Evans has lent his support to the Fire Safety (Protection of Tenants) Bill, a Private Members’ Bill currently going through Parliament.If passed, the new law would require the…