Former Plaid Cymru leader Dafydd Wigley paid a whistle-stop visit to Caerphilly yesterday to support local general election candidate Lindsay Whittle.Dafydd Wigley, who served both in Parliament and the Welsh Assembly, joined…
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Man admits rape of Llanbradach girl, 11
A paedophile has been told to expect a lengthy prison sentence after he admitted raping an 11-year-old girl.Joseph Rees, 19, of Llantwit Fardre, Pontypridd, attacked the girl in Llanbradach Park, near the…
Cardiff City fans face charge of violent disorder
Five Cardiff City FC fans charged with violent disorder are to have their cases heard at Crown Court.The five fans, all from the Caerphilly County Borough area, face the charge after a…
Witness appeal in Llanbradach rape investigation
Police are appealing for two witnesses to come forward who they believe could hold vital information about the rape of an 11-year-old girl in Llanbradach.The attack happened on January 4 near the…
Caerphilly farm for sale at £1.5 million
A Caerphilly farmer has put his land on the market with a price tag of £1.5million.Penyrheol Las Farm is described by farminguk.com as a “Livestock, Arable, Equestrian” farm with a modern bungalow…
Caerphilly residents swap motorbikes for bicycles
Residents have traded in their off-road motorbikes for bicycles as part of a police scheme.People in Bedwas, Graig-Y-Rhacca, Llanbradach and Lansbury Park areas of Caerphilly handed over 17 off-road vehicles such as…
Positives from Llanbradach community meeting
A public meeting held by concerned Llanbradach residents in the wake of a recent sex attack on an 11-year-old girl has calmed the fears of villagers.The meeting, on Wednesday night, took place…
Public meeting called after rape of Llanbradach girl, 11
A public meeting has been called following a serious sexual attack on an 11-year-old girl in a Llanbradach park earlier this month.The meeting takes place at the village community centre in Llanbradach,…
Farmer fined £8,000 for felling forest in Llanbradach
A farmer has been ordered to pay more than £8,000 after he illegally chopped down trees.David Terence Jones, of Penyrheol Las Farm, ignored an enforcement notice issued by Forestry Commission Wales to…
Work to begin on A469 Llanbradach bypass
Work is due to begin on the next phase of a major road improvement scheme aimed at cutting congestion in Ystrad Mynach.The first phase of the work, an access bridge from the…