Machen Mountain News Today

Three run-down and rotting ex-miners houses with a very interesting history are set to go to auction but the guide price may have potential buyers baffled.

Three former tin miners cottages in south Wales are to be put up for auction in May with a guide price of £0.

The three cottages are the ultimate fixer-uppers after being empty for years in a quiet country village of Machen in Caerphilly, South Wales.

The OWNER of a group of goats that escaped a small holding near Rhiwderin on the weekend has thanked the ‘fantastic’ community effort which…

RESIDENTS living beside Machen Mountain in Caerphilly borough say they have spent days “worried and on edge” after more than 400 grass fires wrecked the landscape. The fires started last Thursday, and on Tuesday fire crews were still at the scene, as another fire broke out on the Cwm Fedw side of the mountain in the early afternoon. By then crews had already extinguished fires, thought to be caused deliberately, across more than 50 hectares – the equivalent to 70 football pitches. ...

"Our Fire Crime Unit have been working tirelessly in partnership with Operation Dawns Glaw, a multi-agency taskforce made up of specialists from key agencies across Wales which aims to reduce, and where possible, eliminate the impact of grass fires across Wales," added a spokesperson. "As a service we have well-rehearsed plans in place to respond to incidents of this nature and are working with our partners to best protect the communities we serve. "We are immensely proud of our staffs ha...

Authorities have appealed for the public to help prevent wildfires after firefighters battled almost 80 deliberate blazes in South Wales over the weekend. South Wales Police said “many acres of wildlife and our beautiful landscape” had been lost following a rise in suspected deliberate grassfires. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said one suspected incident saw a blaze burn just a short distance from its fire station in Abercarn, Gwent, which put essential workers and their facilities at...

Authorities have appealed for the public to help prevent wildfires after firefighters battled almost 80 deliberate blazes in South Wales over the weekend. South Wales Police said “many acres of wildlife and our beautiful landscape” had been lost following a rise in suspected deliberate grassfires. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said one suspected incident saw a blaze burn just a short distance from its fire station in Abercarn, Gwent, which put essential workers and their facilities at...

Authorities have appealed for the public to help prevent wildfires after firefighters battled almost 80 deliberate blazes in South Wales over the weekend. South Wales Police said “many acres of wildlife and our beautiful landscape” had been lost following a rise in suspected deliberate grassfires. South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said one suspected incident saw a blaze burn just a short distance from its fire station in Abercarn, Gwent, which put essential workers and their facilities at...