Bargoed Archives

A test of nerves for Bargoed poker player in Las Vegas top-100 tournament

A scaffolding firm manager tested his nerve and skill against 99 of the best amateur poker players in the country during a tournament in Las Vegas.

A £700,000 scheme to reduce the risk of flooding in Deri has been completed ahead of schedule.

A fitness log website which was the brainchild of a Bargoed man has been recognised at a London awards ceremony.

Proposals to site a mobile phone mast in Bargoed have been dropped after residents and local politicians expressed their opposition.

An NHS nurse who was convicted as part of a £750,000 “crash for cash” insurance scam has been struck off for a year.

A 29-year-old man from Caerphilly and a 33-year-old man from Bargoed have been arrested in connection with the robbery of an elderly man.

Police are appealing for witnesses after an altercation near a nightclub in Bargoed.

The rail operator, Arriva Trains Wales, has announced that extra carriages will be put on for services into Cardiff, starting in May.

Police are enforcing a dispersal order across areas of Fleur-de-Lys and Bargoed this weekend, in an attempt to curb anti-social behaviour.

Proposals which could see the Islwyn constituency wiped off the political map have entered their second consultation phase.