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Author: Richard Gurner

Caerphilly Golf Club’s £3,280 for Alzheimer’s Society

Tuesday, March 24, 2026Wednesday, April 1, 2026

The outgoing captain of Caerphilly Golf Club has presented a cheque for £3,280 to the Alzheimer’s Society after a year of fundraising.

The story behind Caerphilly’s Tommy Cooper statue

Thursday, March 19, 2026Thursday, March 19, 2026

March 19 marks what would have been Caerphilly-born comedian and magician Tommy Cooper’s 105th birthday.

Concerns raised in Senedd as dentists quit NHS contracts in Wales

Wednesday, March 18, 2026Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Dozens of dentists have quit NHS contracts in Wales over the past year, prompting questions in the Senedd about whether new reforms to the system are already driving practices away.

Two guilty of violent disorder after barber shop turf war brawl

Friday, March 13, 2026Friday, March 13, 2026

Two men have been found guilty of affray for their part in a mass street brawl between rival barbers.

Welsh Water faces £44.7m enforcement action over failures

Thursday, March 12, 2026Thursday, March 12, 2026

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water has been told to spend almost £45 million on improvements to its sewer network by Ofwat.

More than 700 objections to Nant y Calch housing development plan

Tuesday, March 10, 2026Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Harmoni Homes – a brand of United Welsh housing association – is seeking planning permission to redevelop the farm site, off Warren Drive, for 44 affordable homes.

Bid launched for Caerphilly to be named UK Town of Culture 2028

Monday, March 9, 2026Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Community interest company Cynefin Caerffili is leading a bid for Caerphilly to be named UK Town of Culture for 2028.

Reform UK promises tax cuts, scrapping 20mph limit and NHS reforms in Welsh manifesto

Thursday, March 5, 2026Friday, March 6, 2026

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.

Gwent Police officers shared misogynistic, homophobic and racist WhatsApp messages

Monday, March 2, 2026Monday, March 2, 2026

PCs James Heley and Simon Lewis would have been dismissed were they still serving following an investigatoin by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

Coleg y Cymoedd teacher struck-off after sending sexual messages to students

Thursday, February 26, 2026Wednesday, March 4, 2026

A further education teacher who sent a student a picture of a Freddo chocolate bar placed on his lap and asked “What’s it worth?” has been banned from the profession by the Education Workforce Council.

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