A composting site has been served with a formal warning from Natural Resources Wales after residents living nearby complained of the smell – but its owners have claimed they have been misjudged.The…
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£6,000 reward on offer over Nelson robbery
A £6,000 reward is being offered for information in connection with a violent robbery on a 63-year-old Nelson man.At around 9.30pm on Thursday September 12, 2013, local man David Rees was walking…
Welsh Water promises bill increases to be kept 1% below inflation until 2020
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has said it will keep increases to bills below the rate inflation for the next six years.The Nelson-based not-for-profit company has published a business plan, spanning 2015 to…
Police target parking problems in Ystrad Mynach and Nelson
The Ystrad Mynach policing team issued 48 parking fines in September and ten fines in October.Officers have been targeting problems in the main shopping areas, especially outside banks in Commercial Street in…
Faster web access for Caerphilly County Borough communities
Seven communities in Caerphilly County Borough are set to be the latest to get high speed broadband as part of a government programme.Crosskeys, Machen, Nelson, Rhymney, Risca, Senghenydd and Ynysddu will have…
Man in court over baby death in Nelson
A man has appeared in court in connection with the death of a six-week-old baby in Nelson.Michael Pearce, 32, of Station Terrace, Nelson, appeared before Newport Crown Court on August 29 charged…
Murder inquiry launched after death of six-week-old baby boy in Nelson
Gwent police has launched a murder enquiry following the death of a baby boy in the Nelson area.Officers received a call to an address in Nelson at 9.15pm on Friday August 16…
£30,000 worth of cigarettes stolen in series of raids in Trethomas, Risca and Nelson
Almost £30,000 worth of cigarettes have been stolen in raids on four Caerphilly County Borough shops over six weeks.
Residents “gutted” over Gelligaer compost plan approval
A council decision which rejected plans for a new composting facility in Gelligaer has been overturned at appeal.
Llanfabon Infants School achieves Platinum Eco status
Llanfabon Infants School in Nelson has become the first infants school in Caerphilly County Borough to achieve a prestigious Eco Schools Platinum Award.The school has been an active eco school since 2008…