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Woman, 91, has life-threatening injuries after she is hit by Audi
Risca
Police are appealing for witnesses
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Man 'showered with glass' after concrete slab crashes through windscreen while he drove
Risca
The piece of patio slab was centimetres away from hitting his face
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Football club's building vandalised and totally destroyed in suspected arson
Risca
Risca United have called the building home for the past 75 years
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The pretty period property next to a popular canal hiding in a small Welsh town
Amazing Homes
Historic yet modern, countryside vibes yet close to town amenities
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Mum died of cancer after urgent referral sat in hospital pigeonhole for a month
Real Life
Maria Shafighian, 59, missed out on the appointment as her printed letter sat in a hospital pigeonhole for a month
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‘I ignored my symptoms for a year before being diagnosed with MS'
Risca
Regina was an avid long-distance cyclist and hiker before her diagnosis and is still holding onto hope of one day getting back on a bike
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Man who watched babies and toddlers being abused is spared jail
Courts
Police found more than 3,100 pornographic images of children in his possession, including a video of a three-year-old girl
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Person taken to hospital after crash on busy town road
Risca
The road was shut on Wednesday evening
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Driver in 'boy racer' car with illegal tyres killed sisters in crash
Courts
Two of the tyres on Geraint Blackman's modified Vauxhall Astra did not have legal depth of tread on them when he aquaplaned on a wet road and slammed into an oncoming car
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'Our ultra-fit, talented, strong son became bedridden within weeks of cancer diagnosis'
Caerphilly
'There are no words to describe the pain and helplessness when your child is diagnosed with cancer'
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Schoolboy who almost died and will never be able to play sport gives rousing Wales World Cup speech which even has Michael Sheen in awe
Michael Sheen
Louis Horton's spine tingling words have won praise from Sheen himself
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Man claims he ‘accidentally downloaded’ films of children as young as three being raped
Crime
'Behind every image you have downloaded is a child - a real child suffering real abuse'
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The beautiful message a head teacher sent staff and pupils to recognise how hard things have been
Wales schools
John Kendall, head of Risca Community Comprehensive in Caerphilly thanked them for work through challenging years and told them to look forward to their prom next week
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Ambulance tyres slashed while paramedic crew treated patient at scene of emergency
Gwent
The crew called it a 'malicious' and 'deliberate' act of 'sabotage'
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Risca roads to be closed from some time after serious crash in early hours - latest updates
Latest Wales News
Gwent Police are asking motorists to avoid the area while emergency services deal with the incident
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The scarred landscape left struggling to recover after 10-day wildfire
Gwent
Numerous wildfires have already made their mark on Wales this year, but what happens when the flames are put out?
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Plans for new supported housing development in Risca submitted to council
Newport
The development will feature 46 homes for the over-55s
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Police seize suspected dangerous dog from a house in Risca
Caerphilly
Officers said they are taking the incident 'very seriously'
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The rock star life of a daredevil Welsh world champion you may never have heard of
Newport
Roger Jenkins was a multiple world champion and a real rock star of his chosen sport becoming world champion three times in the 1970s alone
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'Cheeky' sister and daughter, 23, who 'everyone loved' dies after mental health battle
Caerphilly
'You probably don't always think of yourself as important, but you've always touched someone's life in some way that you don't always realise was important to them'
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Estranged husband breaks into wife's home while she is on holiday with new partner and kills her fish
Courts
Anthony Haines also slashed a photo of his ex and her new partner
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Man's body found in canal in Risca
Gwent
Police have prepared a report for the coroner
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Labour suspends councillor over Senedd Elections allegations
Risca
Zoe Davies-Hobbs, who sits on Risca East Community Council was accused of campaigning for an opposition candidate
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The biggest cannabis farms found in Wales during the last 12 months
Crime
Here we look at the stories of some of those caught working at them
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