Environment Agency Wales is warning of possible localised flooding across large parts of South Wales over the next 24 hours.The Flood Forecasting Centre has forecast persistent rain overnight and into tomorrow morning…
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Fochriw Youth Centre given new home at community centre
A youth centre which was forced to close down because of its dilapidated state has been given a new home.In March 2011, Caerphilly County Borough Council received a petition from youngsters in…
Plaid candidate steps down as Risca East candidate
One of three Plaid Cymru candidates in the Risca East ward has withdrawn from next week’s election – although his name will remain on the ballot paper.Ian Ackerman said that he is…
Police seek information on stolen bikes found in Lansbury Park area
Police in Caerphilly are trying to trace the owners of four bikes recovered in the Lansbury Park area.Officers found the bikes while searching a property on April 8.One 40-year-old local man was…
Penyrheol scrap metal dealer prosecuted
A scrap metal dealer from Penyrheol has been prosecuted and fined for failing to produce the right documents during a stop and check operation by police, trading standards and environmental health.Anthony Hunt,…
St Martin’s School get garden makeover
Volunteers from Caerphilly-based PHS Group have given a garden at St Martin’s School a ‘Ground Force’ style makeover.
Labour’s supermarket campaign could cost jobs in Blackwood, claim Plaid
Caerphilly Council’s deputy leader Colin Mann has warned that a campaign by Labour to bring a food retailer to Blackwood Gate Retail Park could kill off Blackwood high street.Councillor Mann said: “Blackwood…
Crime down in 11% Gwent force area
Overall crime in Gwent has fallen by 11%, according to Home Office figures.For the 12 months to December 2011, the figures reveal that overall crime was down 11%, as compared to the…
47% of incapacity benefit claimants in Caerphilly “fit to work”
Almost half of people in Caerphilly County Borough who have had their incapacity benefits reassessed are fit to work, according to new Government figures.Of the 720 cases reassessed between October 2010 and…
Assembly Committee calls for more action on affordable housing
A National Assembly for Wales committee report is calling for more action from the Welsh Government on the availability of affordable housing.An inquiry by the Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee found…