A charity bringing former sports players together is relaunching its free weekly sessions at Caerphilly Rugby Club.
Have your say on council’s cleaning and anti-fly tipping project
The programme forms a central part of this year’s budget investments and includes special cleaning work in all borough wards.
Leisure centre hours slashed in council cost-cutting plan
Opening hours at New Tredegar Leisure Centre will be cut from April 1 as Caerphilly County Borough Council seeks to save money.
Possible rail disruption after train forced to stop in Caerphilly
Transport for Wales (TfW) has warned of potential disruption after a train was forced to stop due to a mechanical issue.
21 patients treated with unsterilised surgical tools at hospital
The health board has said it is taking “precautionary steps” to support those affected by the incident at Newport’s Royal Gwent Hospital.
Council’s latest school transport cuts plan sparks safety row
Hundreds of secondary school children across Caerphilly will have their free school transport taken away at the end of the summer term.
Meningitis: Students returning from Kent urged to contact their GP
University of Kent students who have returned home to Wales have been urged to contact their GPs following the meningitis B outbreak.
Council staff sickness absence rates falling but remain ‘too high’
Sickness absence levels among Caerphilly County Borough Council’s staff are falling but remain “too high”.
The story behind Caerphilly’s Tommy Cooper statue
March 19 marks what would have been Caerphilly-born comedian and magician Tommy Cooper’s 105th birthday.
Volunteers invited to help clean up the River Rhymney this spring
Organised by Groundwork Wales, the regular clean-up events are running on Wednesday afternoons from 1pm to 4pm.
Opinion
Can Wales’ wellbeing law survive the pressures of the next Senedd election?
With the Senedd election due in May, Wales faces a test of whether long-term thinking can survive short-term political pressure.
‘Tactical voting is dead’: Labour candidate talks Senedd election
Labour candidate Richard Tunnicliffe discusses how the new voting system being brought in at this year’s Senedd election means tactical voting is no longer necessary.
How plans to share wind farm profits with local people has been tried elsewhere
Udisha Saklani, lecturer at King’s College London, looks at Plaid Cymru’s pledge to make companies share benefits of energy projects with residents, and how it has been tried elsewhere.
Sport
Price boosts Premier League play-off hopes despite comeback defeat
Price, from Markham, stormed into a 5-0 lead against Luke Littler in Thursday night’s showpiece, but the teenager staged a stunning comeback to claim a 6-5 victory.
Rugby round-up: Bedwas beat Ynysddu, Crumlin defeat Falcons
While Wales wrapped up their Six Nations campaign with victory over Italy, it was a mixed weekend for club sides across Caerphilly County Borough.
