Reform UK has pledged to cut income tax, scrap Wales’ 20mph speed limit and overhaul parts of the NHS if it forms the next Welsh Government.
Driver taken to hospital after one-car crash in Bargoed
A driver was taken to hospital as a precaution following a car crash in Bargoed on Thursday afternoon.
Welsh journalist who exposed Ukrainian famine horror to be honoured in Kyiv
Gareth Jones, who risked his life to expose the Holodomor – a famine that killed millions in 1930s Ukraine – will be honoured in the country’s capital Kyiv.
Citizens Advice: How to protect yourself against buying counterfeit goods
In its latest column for Caerphilly Observer, charity Citizens Advice Caerphilly Blaenau Gwent explains some of the steps you can take to protect yourself against buying counterfeit goods.
Wales’ new auditor general set to take up role this summer
Catherine Mealing-Jones will take over from Adrian Crompton in July, when his eight-year term comes to an end.
‘Flagship’ apartment block for over-55s officially opens
The development, on the site of the former Ty Darran care home in Risca, includes 45 one-bedroom flats.
£14bn rail improvements will not be diverted to M4 relief road, FM confirms
Eluned Morgan was speaking in Newport where she launched Welsh Labour’s campaign for the Senedd election and unveiled the party’s five key pledges.
Critics of housing plan fear more flooding, traffic and loss of ‘precious’ habitat
Formal plans for a contentious housing development in Caerphilly have been submitted to the county borough council.
Whittle’s rallying call to Plaid Cymru members as he urges party to ‘create history’
Plaid Cymru’s Lindsay Whittle issued a rallying call to party faithful as he urged supporters to “play your part in history” ahead of the 2026 Senedd election.
M4 relief road, income tax cut, and council tax referendums: Welsh Conservatives launch manifesto
Welsh Conservative group leader Darren Millar has launched his party’s plans for the upcoming Senedd election.
Opinion
‘Smoke and mirrors’: Delyth Jewell MS attacks UK Government rail announcement
South Wales East MS Delyth Jewell, who represents Plaid Cymru, has said Wales “deserves clarity” over the UK Government’s recent rail funding announcement for Wales.
Lindsay Whittle on housing, Ruperra Castle, Plaid Cymru’s spring conference and more
Caerphilly MS Lindsay Whittle discusses housing, Ruperra Castle preservation efforts, the recent Plaid Cymru conference, and more in this piece for Caerphilly Observer.
‘This proposal raises serious environmental, planning and financial questions’
Simon Lewis, secretary of the Nant y Calch Conservation Group, has penned this piece for Caerphilly Observer outlining the group’s opposition to greenfield housing plan.
Sport
Tandy: ‘We’re going to have to build and improve’ ahead of Ireland clash
Wales head coach Steve Tandy has named his side to face Ireland in this weekend’s Six Nations clash in Dublin.
Price and Clayton eye all-Welsh final as Premier League Darts heads to Cardiff
Premier League Darts is in Cardiff for Night 5, with Markham’s Gerwyn Price playing in front of a home crowd at the Utilita Arena.