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Thug tries to appeal conviction by arguing 'I've got a Welsh accent not a scouse one'
Courts
A judge said there was no conceivable reason for Ashley Jones' attack on the stranger other than he was "excited by violence"
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Welsh primary school locked down after air rifle and samurai sword found
Caerphilly
Both items were seized by officers and there is no ongoing threat to anyone currently at the school
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‘We will miss him every day’ - Touching tribute to grandfather who died in motorcycle crash
Caerphilly
Darrel King's family are being supported by specialist officers
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Man killed in crash involving two motorbikes and car
Traffic and Travel
A 58-year-old man from Caerphilly was pronounced dead at the scene
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The ordinary Welsh terrace with its own surprise indoor swimming pool
Property Auctions
Someone was desperate to splash out on this auction lot and it pushed the purchase price right up
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Boy nearly dies after falling off his scooter in eight-foot drop
Caerphilly
Little Ioan Watts was in a coma for nearly four weeks and spent three months in hospital
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Rundown terraced house going to auction with something surprising in the back garden
Renovation
Very few standard Welsh terraces can boast this hidden extra
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Plaid Cymru councillor dies suddenly aged 36
Plaid Cymru
Tributes have poured in for Daniel Llewellyn, who has been referred to as a 'true community champion'
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The two brothers and a dad reviving a house that they'd known their whole lives into a dream modern home
Renovation
The view outside is mesmerising - and it is inside now too
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Man 'excited by violence' smashed stranger on the head with hammer
Courts
Ashley Jones has a long history of violent offending including stabbing, beating, and headbutting people and throwing boiling water into a victim's face
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Cyclist killed after driver incredibly drunk on cider and vodka ploughs into bike and doesn't stop until he crashes into parked car
Courts
Matthew Clemo, 51, caused the death of Michael Partridge, 76, who was crushed between two vehicles after a van collided with his bike in Bedwas, Caerphilly
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The Welsh food and drink jobs you can apply for right now
Employment
The Food Workforce Wales noticeboard is a quick way of finding current vacancies in the growing industry
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Stark images show the sheer devastation wrought by Storm Dennis two years ago
Wales weather
It's been two years since parts of Wales were completely battered by extreme weather
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We visited the hidden Caerphilly industrial estate unit serving some of the best BBQ food in Wales
Restaurant reviews
Bab Haus HQ Smoke Shop serves superb low and slow BBQ from baby back ribs to brisket buns
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Sixteen homes and three-storey apartment block could be built in Bedwas
Caerphilly
The application will be decided by Caerphilly County Borough Council this week
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Family pay tribute to 'dedicated grandfather' killed in crash with van
Caerphilly
Gwent Police is appealing for anyone with information to come forward
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Former Bedwas teacher jailed for abusing boy after plying him with alcohol and treating him to days out
Gwent
His victim said the abuse had a 'devastating' impact on him and left him terrified of having children
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More than 600 workers at Peter's Pies factory in Bedwas to be tested for Covid after more staff test positive for virus
Gwent
All of the Caerphilly-based employees will have to be swabbed 
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Bedwas Rugby club closes after customer tests positive for coronavirus
Bedwas
Other customers at the club are being contacted under track and trace procedures
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The village rugby club and how everything stopped when the playing halted
Bedwas RFC
Bedwas RFC had cars floating on its pitch after flooding, then coronavirus stopped everything again, now they're desperate for everything to get back to normal
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How do you recover a car dumped on a waterlogged rugby pitch by a burst river? With difficulty
Wales weather
Recovery vehicles couldn't get onto the waterlogged pitch without wrecking it
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Future of rugby club under threat as insurance won't cover thousands of pounds worth of flood damage
Bedwas RFC
Bedwas RFC are fundraising to pay for repairs to damage caused by Storm Dennis
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The damage and destruction caused to houses by Storm Dennis floods in Bedwas
Wales weather
Residents woke up to four feet of water in their homes
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We all won the lottery and this is what happened to us
In The News
“The win has completely changed all of our lives. It has given us the freedom to spend so much more time with our families and have experiences that we never could have afforded before"
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