Archive for 2009
Croespenmaen car salesman fined £2,000 for illegal sale
A motor trader has been fined almost £2,000 after selling a car that had been written off by an insurance company. Jamie Cox, of Byron Place, Croespenmaen, was also found guilty of placing adverts in the private sales part of the Ad Trader directory without declaring he was selling cars… Continue Reading |
Countdown to Blackwood Big Balloon Festival
The countdown has begun to this year’s Big Balloon weekend in Blackwood. The annual extravaganza is expected to once again attract the crowds. The Big Balloon Festival will begin at noon on Sunday with a variety of entertainment on offer over the two days. Balloons of all shapes, sizes and… Continue Reading |
Hengoed man killed in road crash with car transporter
A 27-year-old Hengoed man has been killed after the van he was driving was in a crash with an articulated car transporter lorry. The man, who has not been named, was driving along the B4265 in St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, on Friday when the accident happened at 12.50pm. The… Continue Reading |
Caerphilly motorist spared jail after family’s compassion plea
A motorist who knocked down and killed a cyclist on Caerphilly Mountain has been spared jail after the victim’s family asked the judge to show compassion. Kate Auchterlonie, 28, from Penlan, Cardiff, was killed while cycling along the A469 mountain road when she was hit by the Honda Prelude of… Continue Reading |
Senghenydd boys triumph in football competition
Youngsters have been battling for glory on the pitch at a recent football tournament. Teams from Caerphilly and Rhondda Cynon Taff took part in the Kickjam 2009 five-a-side competition at Ystrad Mynach. The event was set up in 2007 by Antony Bolter, the manager of Caerphilly Fast Forward, a council-run… Continue Reading |
Caerphilly woman fined £420 for dog mess
A woman has been handed a record fine of £420 for letting her dog mess on the pavement and then failing to pick it up. Leslie Giles, of Pontygwindy Road, Caerphilly, was originally given a fine of £75 by Caerphilly County Borough Council for letting her dog foul on Pontygwindy… Continue Reading |
Llanbradach grandmother scoops £118,000 on lottery
A great grandmother got more than her usual cut and blow-dry from the hairdressers when she found out she had won a hair-raising £118,406 on the lottery. Hilary Carter, 65, from Llanbradach, was at Salon Michelle in Penyrheol enjoying her weekly pamper when she found out she had matched five… Continue Reading |
Caerphilly photographer creates ‘light graffiti’
A Caerphilly photographer who specialises in ‘light graffiti’ is the brains behind a new national TV advertising campaign. Some of Britain’s most famous landmarks feature in the work of 39-year-old Michael Bosanko for the Talk Talk campaign. Michael uses long exposure shots and different coloured torches to draw with light… Continue Reading |
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