THE new mayor of Merthyr Tydfil for the next 12 months has been chosen. Councillor David Isaac, pictured, was elected as mayor for 2026-27 at the council’s annual general meeting, replacing outgoing mayor Councillor Paula Layton. The...
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a house in multiple occupation (HMO) have been approved by Caerphilly councillors. Housing organisation D2 Propco had applied to convert its property at 26 Maindee Road, Cwmfelinfach, into a HMO for three...
1. Songs by The Move, The Bee Gees & The Tremeloes opened which radio station in 1967? 2. The play ‘Hedda Gabler’ was written by which Norwegian author? 3. Then aged 16, which guitarist first performed in Seattle in 1959? 4. What was the UK...
A 34-YEAR-OLD father of three who died in a car crash has been remembered “as a true family man who adored his family”. Corey Wright has been named as the driver of a car who died in a collision in Tredegar in the early hours of Wednesday, May 6.
RENEWABLE energy company Pennant Walters has donated £2,500 to the Friends of Gilfach Goch Day Centre. The funding will help the centre expand its range of accessible sessions and events, bringing more residents together. Located on the...
A 19-YEAR-OLD man attempted to meet a 14-year-old girl and told her he would give her the “best sex she had ever had”. He was caught after the victim’s father saw her phone and contacted the police. Kean Moran, now 20, initiated a...
