Load mobile navigation

New Tredegar

Drug dealer pours petrol onto kitchen floor and throws lit tea towel onto it
Courts
Glyn Dorrington, 31, committed arson at the home he shared with his partner in New Tredegar after he assaulted her and held a knife to her throat
Bookmark
Fire crews battle six different wildfires in south Wales
Neath
'It's such a beautiful scene and now we've got this to look at'
Bookmark
Man hears revving outside his house and finds a teenager had driven off in his car
Courts
When he checked his CCTV, he saw that his car window had been smashed before the vehicle was stolen in the middle of the night
Bookmark
The Welsh post offices 'in limbo' because of controversial pay row
Employment
Postmasters have been "forced to agree" to a 12-month exit payment and are now in limbo as they wait "in vain" for someone to take over their business, a trade union claims
Bookmark
Car thief used key programmer to start Ford Fiestas and stole them from owners
Courts
Nathan Page, 22, stole three cars over the course of two days from outside houses in Caerphilly
Bookmark
The chaotic night a woman stabbed her mother's best friend to death
Courts
Marc Ash, 57, suffered unsurvivable injuries after being stabbed in the chest by Press at her mother's home in New Tredegar
Bookmark
Footage shows man walking to pub with friend's daughter just hours before she stabbed him to death
Courts
Marc Ash's family gave police permission to release the footage
Bookmark
Moment woman confesses to ex she had murdered her mum's best friend
Courts
Rebecca Press, 31, killed Marc Ash at her mother's home in New Tredegar after stabbing him near the heart
Bookmark
Woman jailed for life for murdering mum's best mate
Courts
Rebecca Press, 31, stabbed Marc Ash with a kitchen knife after he intervened in an argument she was having
Bookmark
Ex-soldier grabbed sister by the throat after learning their father had terminal cancer
Courts
Andrew Otton, 42, assaulted his sister at their mother's home in New Tredegar after she told him to leave and he refused
Bookmark
Man and woman arrested after 19-year-old allegedly shot with pellet gun
New Tredegar
Firearms officers attended, police confirmed
Bookmark
Woman denies murder of 'introverted, lovely' man and assaulting woman
Courts
Rebecca Press, 31, appeared at Cardiff Crown Court where she pleaded not guilty to the murder of Richard Marc Ash following an incident in New Tredegar
Bookmark
'Introverted, lovely person' named as alleged murder victim as family issue tribute
Crime
Richard Marc Ash's parents said they were 'blessed' to have been his mum and dad
Bookmark
‘I signed up to take in Ukrainian refugees but the stress of it all left me in hospital needing emergency surgery’
Gwent
Charmaine Bird said the whole process had been a nightmare
Bookmark
'Gentle giant' who flew into drunken rage at wedding reception died after choking on vomit and 'sustained' pressure to neck, coroner concludes
Courts
The coroner found there was "no single cause" in the death of Kerry Morgan at New Tredegar Rugby Club
Bookmark
Man who died at wedding reception seemed 'fine' before being restrained in 'rage', inquest hears
Caerphilly
Kerry Morgan's aunt said she had seen alcohol badly affect her nephew at a funeral a few years ago
Bookmark
Dad-of-two died at wedding reception after being restrained by his brother, inquest hears
Courts
Kerry Morgan, 40, died at a wedding reception in New Tredegar Rugby Club in the early hours of July 7, 2019
Bookmark
Man broke into homes of vulnerable residents in 'mini crime spree'
Courts
Kevin Hallett, 32, burgled the homes of 'elderly and infirm' people at Glan Yr Afon sheltered accommodation in Caerphilly, targeting at least seven properties in a matter of hours
Bookmark
Elderly people 'warehoused' in care home with insufficient food and water
Gwent
A coroner said the owners and staff at the Brithdir nursing home in New Tredegar, Caerphilly, were responsible for a 'gross betrayal of the trust' placed in them
Bookmark
'I took my cockapoo puppy for a walk and now I'm left with an £11,000 vets bill after another dog savagely attacked him'
Gwent
Vet bills for the dog have now run up to almost £11,000 for the owners
Bookmark
Owner of scandal-hit nursing home 'rude and offensive' to inspectors
Gwent
Dr Prana Das ran the Brithdir nursing home where seven residents died after suffering poor care
Bookmark
Teenager taken to hospital following mountain rescue incident
Gwent Police
Emergency services and a mountain rescue team were called to the incident involving an injured teenager near New Tredegar over the weekend
Bookmark
Elderly woman's pressure sores 'smelled like dead cat' at scandal-hit nursing home
Gwent
Grandmother Evelyn Jones, who had lived at Brithdir Nursing Home in New Tredegar, died in excruciating pain as a result of pressure sores hospital staff said were the worst they had ever seen
Bookmark
Police officers targeted with eggs while on duty
Gwent Police
The incident comes as new statistics reveal police officers in Wales are being assaulted more often than their counterparts in England during the pandemic
Bookmark
Story Saved
You can find this story in  My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.