Angharad Jones, who teaches at Pontllanfraith Primary School, said her late mother always wanted to learn to speak Welsh.
Author: Rhys Williams
Teens with underlying health conditions should be offered Covid vaccine – JCVI advice
Young people aged between 12 and 15-years-old with underlying health conditions should be offered a coronavirus vaccine, new guidance from the Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) says.
Primary school celebrates 100th anniversary
Derwendeg Primary School first opened on April 18, 1921. One hundred years on, pupils have taken part in a range of activities throughout the summer term to mark the centenary.
Volunteer who led drive to turn Miners’ hospital into community centre up for national award
Katherine Hughes, Secretary of Caerphilly Miners’ Centre for the Community, is up for a National Lottery award.
The story of how Bedwellty playing fields were lost
New council houses are being built in Caerphilly County Borough for the first time in nearly 20 years, but at what cost?
Council rejects motion on memorial benches in cemeteries
The motion was put forward by Aber Valley councillor John Roberts, who said the current policy “unjustly deprives” mourners. But concerns were raised over cemeteries becoming cluttered.
New £10m scheme to help tenants struggling with rent payments
The Welsh Government’s Tenancy Hardship Grant opened for applications on Thursday, July 15.
Fifty-one FOI and Data Protection complaints made against council
In total, 51 complaints were made against the council from 2,850 requests between January 2019 and June 2021.
More than £1m of cannabis plants found at disused care home
Police attended a disused care home in Risca at around on Friday, July 9, where 1,389 cannabis plants were discovered across 21 rooms.
Police launch new victim care unit
The new unit, which is in Blackwood, will be made up of 19 specially-trained victim care officers, who will act as the main point of contact for victims of crime.