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Keep valuables out of sight in cars

MORE than 1,000 motorists have been warned about keeping items on display in their vehicles. Read

Speeding driver jailed for ruining woman’s health

AN unlicensed speeding driver who wrecked a young woman’s life has been jailed for 12 months. Read

Father-to-be found guilty after dumbbell attack

AN EXPECTANT father has been spared jail after attacking a man with a pair of dumbbells outside his parents’ home. Read

Opencast protest turning musical

PROTESTERS against the opencast mining scheme at Cwmbargoed are hoping to highlight their campaign by holding a music event. Read

Art inspired by home comforts

AN exhibition inspired by a comfortable upbringing in the Rhymney Valley has just opened in South Wales. Read

Invention makes a splash

A BUSY dad who invented a product inspired by his three-year-old is milking the profits. Read

Aircraft engineer aims to fly for 26 miles!

WHEN Keith Davies told his loved ones he would run the London Marathon before he hit the big 50, even they thought 26 miles was a step too far. Read

Cabbie took drunk man to police

A DRUNK man who was dropped off outside a police station by a taxi driver has been spared jail after magistrates decided not to activate his previous suspended prison sentence. Read

Ryan’s our hero!

RUGBY fever hit Ystrad Mynach with the annual Trinity Fields School Disability Six Nations and a special visit from Welsh captain Ryan Jones. Read

Trusts merger

THE radical merger of two NHS trusts is due to go ahead on Tuesday (April 1). Read

Training drive

A TRAINING and recruitment drive is being held at Pontlottyn Community Centre tomorrow (Friday, March 28). Read

Duo make marathon effort

It seems like only yesterday that the aching limbs and blistered feet were starting to heal. But it’s London Marathon time again and fundraisers from all over the Valleys are pulling on their trainers to do their bit for charity. The Express spoke to two of the charity challengers this week. If you are running the marathon, please contact us on 01685 856506. Read

Ready for a night of music?

GET ready for a date at the musical – a medley of all your favourite ones. Read

Designer in Blackwood

DESIGNER David Emanuel is to make a special appearance in Blackwood. Read

Diamond celebration

THEY say after many years together you’ll start finishing each other’s sentences, and after 60 years of marriage Harry and Vera Pauling are like two peas in a pod. Read

Tides from Thursday, March 27 (GMT):

Thursday: AM 09.06 (11.1m) - PM 21.19 (10.9m). Read

Labour MPs slammed over post office vote

CHEATED campaigners have hit out at South Wales Labour MPs after none of them voted in favour of an amendment to save threatened post offices. Read

Man arrested on suspicion of murder

AN 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a stabbing at a house in Hengoed. Read

Vandals in church attack

MEMBERS of a church in Tirphil have condemned vandals who damaged precious artefacts inside. Read

Mixed views a year on from the smoking ban

IT’S been a whole year since someone last sat down at the bar with a pint and a cigarette. Read