New Tredegar Archives

Elliots Town murder: Family pay tribute to “introverted, lovely person”

The parents of a man who was found dead in Elliots Town, New Tredegar, over the weekend have said they were “blessed to be his parents”.

Rebecca Press, 31, of Second Avenue, Trecenydd, is charged with killing 57-year-old Richard Ash.

Rebecca Press, of Second Avenue, Trecenydd, appeared at Newport Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, July 20.

A murder investigation was launched after a 57-year-old man was found dead at a property in Elliots Town, near New Tredegar.

A murder investigation has been launched after a 57-year-old man was found dead at a property in Elliotstown, near New Tredegar.

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Bill Gabb, from Cwmsyfiog, New Tredegar, has published his latest book, called The Collier Girl.

Sobur Miah, 25, who attacked two women and threatened a third in Elliotstown, has been jailed for three years and six months.

Mystery surrounds the motive of a bogus council letter that’s been sent to residents in New Tredegar.

The inquest heard evidence that Kerry Morgan had been restrained by family members after becoming aggressive in a row over an “innocent joke”.