Caerphilly looks set to have a new train station at Energlyn – despite the project being ditched almost a year ago.In March 2011 the Welsh Government, then a coalition between Plaid and…
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Two escape by jumping from burning building in Rhymney
Update: Police investigate second arson attack in Rhymney A man and a woman escaped a suspected arson attack by jumping from a window of the burning building.The fire broke out in the…
Good to be back with Wales – Bennett
Wales hooker Huw Bennett is relishing life back with his international teammates, even though it means putting himself through the pain barrier at their gruelling pre-2012 RBS Six Nations training camp in…
£1,000 for missing dog thought to have been shot at
A £1,000 reward is being offered for information to find a missing husky dog which may have been shot at.Four-year-old Siberian Husky Koda went missing after being taken for a walk near…
Exhibition to mark 100 years since Pontllanfraith man’s Titanic distress call
The sinking of the Titanic was a disaster that made headlines around the world, but not many people know one of the first people to receive the ship’s SOS call was in…
Drug advice service for youngsters looking for new name
An advice service which helps youngsters having problems with drink and drugs is looking for a new name.Run by the charity Crime Reduction Initiatives, the CRI Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent Young Person’s…
Blackwood Library Bookworms sing latest book review in bizarre YouTube video
Libraries are usually the place to be quiet, but for one reading group it was the perfect setting for a singsong book review.Blackwood Library Bookworms Reading Group decided to do something a…
Number of police officers in Gwent falls by 31
The number of police officers in Gwent has fallen by 31 in one year, new figures reveal.Gwent Police, as of September 2011, has 1,477 officers, compared to 1,508 in September 2010.Caerphilly County…
Breastfeeding support group awarded grant from Caerphilly Town Council
Caerphilly’s new breastfeeding support group ‘Full Circle’ has received a grant of £150 from Caerphilly Town Council.Jessica Starr, one of the mothers who set up the group said: “We are so pleased…
Safer Caerphilly kicks off its Six Nations safety campaign
Police, trading standards and community safety wardens have begun a campaign to reduce alcohol related crime and disorder in town centres during the Six Nations.Gwent Police and Caerphilly County Borough Council, who…