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Pair found with cannabis after police smelled drugs from their car
Courts
Jack Theobald, 23, and Aimee O'Connor, 29, were in a blue Volkswagen Golf when they were stopped by police in Rhymney
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'Larger than life' grandmother dies after being hit by car
Gwent Police
'Our mam was larger than life, was well known and had many friends,' said her heartbroken family in a tribute
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Devastated families claim caravan rental agent 'owes thousands of pounds'
Family & Kids
Alyson Perrett says she is going to refund everyone but has had difficulties for several months
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Inside the tumbledown cottage that has a whole wall missing going to auction for just £48k
Property Auctions
Time to test the DIY skills to the maximum and release the potential at this property
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Man dies in crash which closed major road for more than six hours
Merthyr Tydfil
Police, fire and ambulance services were all called to the scene last night
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Major road closed for more than six hours after crash
Traffic and Travel
The A465 was closed between Dowlais Top and Tredegar on Tuesday night into the early hours of Wednesday
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The Welsh town overrun by anti-social behaviour where houses are being egged, properties damaged and teens ‘took off in a bus’
Crime
There has been a noticeably higher police presence in Rhymney since a teenager reportedly took off in a bus that was parked on High Street in the town last week, but locals say the incident is the tip of the iceberg
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People banned from gathering to cause trouble in Welsh town after night of 'horrendous' behaviour
Rhymney
'It's not the Rhymney I grew up in' - said one local business owner
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Healthcare worker mistakenly paid £15,000 after she left job - and she kept quiet about it
Courts
Victoria James, 49, of Rhymney, worked six shifts for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board but failed to notify them she was still being paid a year after her unemployment ended
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CCTV shows the moment motorist racing with another car loses control and smashes into house
Courts
Keiron Card, 28, collided head-on with a wall of a house in Rhymney while racing with a car driven by Luke Watson
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Man sent messages to people offering cocaine and cannabis
Courts
Damon Evans, 26 of Rhymney, also offered to supply customers with ketamine and codeine
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Plans unveiled for Valleys ‘super school’ shared campus and new community facility
Rhymney
The council’s education committee will consider progressing the plans on Tuesday, June 20
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Mum's powerful words as she comes face to face with drug driver who killed her daughter
Courts
Chloe Hayman died while travelling in a car crashed by Keilan Roberts
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Armed police swoop on school after reports of child with 'imitation firearm'
Wales schools
Police rushed to Idris Davies School in Rhymney after a child was reportedly seen with an imitation firearm. A 13-year-old boy has since been arrested after a BB gun was discovered
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Intoxicated driver caught drinking cider behind wheel before fatal crash
Courts
Ricky Davies, 30, caused the death of Dafydd Hughes, 18, following a collision on the B4235 in Monmouthshire
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Driver kills teenage passenger after drinking cider and smoking cannabis
Courts
Ricky Davies, 30, caused the death of Dafydd Hughes, 18, and caused serious injury to Graham Leader, in a collision on the B4235 in Monmouthshire
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Inside the Welsh town where hundreds of people won the lottery
Channel 4
The win was from the People’s Postcode Lottery draw, which sees players living in a lucky area share a jackpot in return for a monthly £10 subscription
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Cardiff to Rhymney trains to be disrupted for the whole of 2023
Traffic and Travel
Services will be affected on five evenings every week for the rest of the year while major engineering work takes place
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Police appeal for help to find 31-year-old woman and tell people not to approach her
Gwent Police
Police have advised members of the public not to approach missing Elizabeth Brooks
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Drink driver crashes car four times within minutes
Courts
When police found Peter Fleet near the crash scene he 'promptly fell over'
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Drunk man hit car passenger with pint glass after being refused a lift
Courts
Jorgan Gingell, 26, 'had been drinking for some time' before the incident in June this year
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Drug dealer found with heroin and crack after being bitten by sniffer dog
Courts
Dalton Raffell, 21, was found with more than £5,000 worth of class A drugs after he attempted to escape from police in Rhymney
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No trains to run between Cardiff Central and Pontypridd all week causing misery for passengers
Transport for Wales
Railway work will take place on the Core Valley Lines until Friday, September 23
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Welsh teenager receives invitation to Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral
Senedd
He will be present for what could be the biggest televised event in history
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