This was the sight at the recycling banks in the car park at Fairwater Shops this morning. Let’s hope the people doing this remember that the council do use hidden cameras to catch flytippers.

Landscaping at Llantarnam ponds in Cwmbran means it is easier to fish this popular spot. Work has taken place around the bottom pond, the one closest to the Greenhouse pub. There are five new fishing pegs along with a path that now runs down the grass bank and along the edge of the water. You need […]

Sandybrook Park is off Windsor Road in Fairwater. Many years ago there was the usual slide and swings but they have long gone. The goods news is that the unusual stone tower is still there but what has happened to the sand that gave the park its name? I remember the tower being surrounded by […]

Keep an eye on the South Wales Argus for full information on this story. Here are some photos taken at 7.20pm. The street was still closed off to traffic. Firefighters were stood on top of the roof of the block of shops containing The Cinnamon Tree takeaway and Boots the chemist.