Lost, damaged, or missing evidence was to blame for the collapse of 145 prosecutions at Gwent Police over the past two years, according to research by the BBC’s Shared Data Unit.
Tributes to ‘much-loved and cherished son’ who died after collision
A 20-year-old man who died following a collision near Rhymney over the weekend has been described as “the kindest of souls” with the “biggest of hearts”.
Community calls on council to ‘bring on the wall’ after Storm Darragh collapse
Children’s safety is being put at risk because of council inaction to replace a fallen wall at a well-used community hall, it has been claimed.
Wales recruiting ‘nowhere near enough’ secondary teachers
Wales is only training around a third of the necessary secondary school teachers, with nowhere near enough recruits and no improvement in sight, an education chief warned.
‘Rushed’ battery storage developments risk ‘devastating’ consequences
The rapid and largely unregulated proliferation of battery storage developments is becoming an urgent safety issue in many parts of Wales, a Senedd Member warned.
Price and Clayton aiming for Wales’ third World Cup of Darts win
Markham’s Gerwyn Price will team up once again with Jonny Clayton as the pair represent Wales at the World Cup of Darts this month.
‘People are choking with the dust’: calls for action over quarry concerns
Concerns over plans to extend a quarry near Gelligaer have been raised in Cardiff Bay, as the Senedd debated calls for a mandatory 1,000-metre buffer zone around all quarries.
‘Crying shame’ or ‘very positive’ – what does the future hold for Llancaiach Fawr?
The Grade-I listed manor, near Nelson, has been “mothballed” and on the market since January, following a Caerphilly County Borough Council cost-cutting decision to end its annual subsidy for the site.
Stellar Starts Paediatric Therapy
Caerphilly Miners Centre for the Community has welcomed Stellar Starts Paediatric Therapy into the fold of businesses operating from their Wellness Hub.
Pupils’ call for better school toilet access is ‘question of dignity’
Caerphilly Youth Forum has made the matter its priority issue for the year, calling for school toilets to be “opened throughout the day in order to be able to use them freely and sensibly”.