Caerphilly County, Wales News

But nurse Jan Parfitt and husband Alan may buy a bigger freezer as they scoop a cool A 1m in the EuroMillions raffle Tonight Liam Tamne, singing for team Will.i.am, and Letitia Grant-Brown, for team Jessie on the television show, will get to see who bar-goers prefer.

PLANS to raise A 1 million to save part of the old Caerphilly Miners' Hospital have begun with a search for volunteers.

THE FIRST Caerphilly 10k race has already attracted almost 900 people to sign up for the event, which is taking place on June 23rd! umbers are rising on a daily basis and appealing to runners from across the UK, showcasing Caerphilly county borough as a destination to a national audience.

The magistrates' court off Lower Dock Street will replace the old court in Clytha Park Road which shut in January 2012.

A BLACKWOOD councillor said he is shocked the ombudsman has decided not to investigate Caerphilly council's controversial lawn graves policy.

THE final design for the scheme to dual the A465 Heads of the Valleys Road between Gilwern and Brynmawr includes a split-level carriageway.

NEWPORT council is carrying out yet more consultation on the Gipsy and traveller site issue in the city - weeks before councillors are due to vote on them.

The council has posted the list on its website, detailing which schools contain asbestos, and the plans that are in place to ensure it is managed correctly.

A GANG who brought at least A 50,000-worth of heroin to Newport from Bristol were jailed for a total of 34 years.

The Pot Luck String Band will be on stage at 10:30 a.m. on June 1 at the Mandeville Trailhead Market .

A MURDERER faces a prison sentence running into "double figures" after admitting a burglary where he was armed with a knife, hammer and masking tape - and which he committed while on life licence for killing a retired teacher.

FIRE crews were called to a semi-detached house in Tredegar after a shed fire spread to one of the homes.

Lack of grants in Wales blamed for nation's eco-bus shortage, while 434 are on the roads over the border The Welsh Government has been urged to fund greener buses as towns and cities struggle to cut air pollution, amid suggestions Wales is lagging behind England and Scotland on the issue.

A MAN jailed for more than two years for a string of crimes managed to persuade a court nearly A 40,000 worth of cannabis was for his own use.

THE PARENTS of missing Newbridge man Kyle Vaughan have said their lives are 'not worth living' as the five month anniversary of his disappearance looms.

Aron Williams has told how he withdrew from the reality show at the last minute and is now helping tackle obesity among children.

The best-paid council executives in Wales, from left, Carmarthenshire's Mark James, Cardiff's Jon House and Pembrokeshire's Bryn Parry-Jones More than 50 top bosses from councils across Wales took home salaries of at least A 100,000 in 2011/12. The salaries covered a range of titles from chief executives to directors responsible for departments ... (more)

Remains of the auxillary unit hide-out at Kemp Hill Farm on the outskirts of Ryde in 1989.

The Fleur de Lis Arts & Crafts Show will be held on Saturday, May 25, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Natchitoches.

In the way they know best, Welsh piemakers Peter's have created a stuffed pastry tribute to Bonnie Tyler as she prepares to represent the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest.