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Author: Richard Gurner

Planning inquiry into 300 homes in Grove Park should be reopened, MS says

Tuesday, December 14, 2021Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Speaking in the Senedd, Plaid Cymru member Peredur Owen Griffiths raised the issue of Persimmon’s plans to construct 300 homes on fields around Heol y Cefn, near Cefn Fforest.

First direct train service between Crosskeys and Newport for 60 years

Monday, December 13, 2021Tuesday, December 14, 2021

A direct train service between Crosskeys and Newport has been reintroduced for the first time in almost 60 years.

Barnardo’s Cymru adoption and fostering services moves to Caerphilly

Thursday, December 9, 2021Thursday, December 9, 2021

Children’s charity Barnardo’s Cymru has moved its adoption and fostering services out of Cardiff to Caerphilly town.

Lauren Price is BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2021

Wednesday, December 8, 2021Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Olympic gold medal winning boxer Lauren Price has been crowned BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2021

All adults in Wales to be offered Covid-19 booster vaccination by end of January

Tuesday, December 7, 2021Tuesday, December 7, 2021

All eligible adults in Wales will be offered a booster Covid-19 vaccination by the end of January, the Welsh Government has said.

Welsh Government could reopen planning inquiry into 300 homes in Grove Park

Friday, December 3, 2021Wednesday, October 18, 2023

The original planning application to build in Grove Park, near Cefn Fforest, was recommended for approval by Caerphilly Council planning officers back in October 2018.

Sirhowy Valley Crematorium to host its first Christmas Service

Friday, December 3, 2021Friday, December 3, 2021

Sirhowy Valley Crematorium will welcome local families to its first Christmas Carol and Remembrance Service, on Wednesday, December 15, at 7pm.

Gwent Police now state dog that killed ten-year-old Jack Lis was an American Bully

Friday, December 3, 2021Friday, December 3, 2021

Gwent Police has now confirmed the dog that killed ten-year-old Jack Lis was an XL American Bully, after wrongly announcing it had been an American Bulldog.

Builder ordered to pay £15,000 by magistrates

Monday, November 29, 2021Monday, November 29, 2021

A builder has been ordered to pay £15,000 by magistrates after admitting a string of charges under consumer protection law.

Man arrested after 18-year-old woman raped in Blackwood

Monday, November 29, 2021Monday, November 29, 2021

A man has been arrested on suspicion of rape after an 18-year-old woman was reportedly attacked in Blackwood in the early hours of Sunday morning.Gwent Police said it was investigating the alleged…

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