Hollie Arnold MBE, who lived in Ystrad Mynach as a teenager, will be representing Great Britain at the Tokyo Paralympics.
Author: Rhys Williams
Football club nominated for community award
Aber Valley FC, who play in the fifth tier of Welsh football, have been nominated for the FAW Community Club of the Year Award.
More than 2,000 sign petition to bring Bedwellty Show back to Blackwood
Organisers said there would be no show had it not moved, due to the financial pressures of holding it in Blackwood.
“It’s important to look for meaningful action and not just point fingers at all young people”
‘Outreach’ activities have been held at Morgan Jones Park over the summer in an attempt to deter antisocial behaviour.
Autism community hub to hold open day
The Autism Directory, which has been rebranded as Autistic Minds, is inviting residents to see what it has to offer now coronavirus restrictions have eased.
MP pays tribute to British soldiers who died in Afghanistan
Speaking in the House of Commons, Wayne David MP paid tribute to Sergeant Major Michael Williams, from Bedwas, who was killed in a firefight with the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2008.
More than £500m of funding for health and social care
More than half a billion pounds of new funding has been pumped into health and social care in Wales to help the sector recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
All 16 and 17-year-olds to be offered vaccine by end of week
All 16 and 17-year-olds in Wales will have been offered a coronavirus vaccine by the end of the week, the Welsh Government has confirmed.
Timber frame factory set to open in the Autumn
The factory, which is currently being developed at Pontygwindy Industrial Estate in Caerphilly town, will be used to build timber frame structures for houses.
MP calls on Government to back down on plans to end £20 Universal Credit uplift
Gerald Jones MP, who represents the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency, said families will “suffer” if the cuts go ahead.