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Caerphilly man wins £1m Lotto Jackpot

A man from Caerphilly has won a £1,135,578 Lotto Jackpot.

Alun Jones, 27, won the prize draw after buying a Lucky Dip ticket.

Alun, who lives with his parents, plans to use some of the money to buy a brand-new kitchen for his mum.

After finding out he'd won the life-changing sum, Alun decided to leave his job as a Health and Safety administrator in Nantgarw and think about his future.

I couldn’t believe it when I checked my emails on the Friday after being stuck in with all the snow. It certainly cheered me up when I saw the winning amount appear on the screen.

When I told my parents I’d won my mum burst into tears, but my dad took a ittle more convincing as he knows I’m a bit of a joker!

– Alun Jones

Apart from treating his parents, Alun is also looking to buy a car so he doesn’t have to borrow his mum’s!

Wales snow: Scenes around Wales

A beautiful shot taken at the top of Ely leading to St Fagans Credit: Viewer's picture/Faye Jones
These cars in Pontypridd won't be going anywhere fast Credit: Viewer's picture/Jayne Rowe
A blanket of snow in Pontlottyn, Caerphilly Credit: Viewer's picture/Jayne Jones
Ebbw Vale is among the areas that have experienced the worst of our winter weather Credit: Viewer's picture/Rob Griffiths

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Caerphilly gritters travel 'equivalent of trip to China'

Gritters in Caerphilly have travelled over 5,000 miles since Friday (file photo) Credit: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Gritting vehicles in Caerphilly have travelled over 5,000 miles since the snow began to fall on Friday morning - the equivalent of a trip to China.

The team say they have spread around 1,400 tonnes of salt worth £90,000.

Cllr Harry Andrews, leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council, said: "I would like to thank staff for their efforts and I would also like to thank residents for their patience and understanding. Our priority now is to get back to business and catch up on missed refuse and recycling collections."

Teenager arrested over disappearance

Detectives investigating the disappearance of Kyle Vaughan have arrested a 15-year-old boy from Abercarn on suspicion of assisting an offender.

A 21-year-old man from Newbridge arrested yesterday on suspicion of assisting an offender remains in police custody assisting officers with their enquiries.

Gwent Police has been granted a warrant to further detain the 27-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder on Thursday following the disappearance of Kyle Vaughan. A 24-hour warrant of further detention was granted by Caerphilly Magistrates Court.

Men arrested after stun gun discovery

Two men from Caerphilly have been arrested after nine stun guns were found in their luggage.

The father and son, aged 69 and 30, from Gelligaer, were stopped by UK Border Agency staff at Heathrow after getting off a flight from Delhi yesterday evening. Their journey had begun in Bangkok.

The men are currently in custody being questioned.

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