Both Machen Primary School and Bryn Awel Primary School competed in the final of the annual Enterprise Troopers competition.
Author: Rhys Williams
Rotary district governor for south Wales named
Oakdale resident Ray Bevan, who is a member of Pontllanfraith Rotary Club, will lead the district until June 2022.
Intensive care staff in 70k ultramarathon to raise funds for children’s hospital
Dietician Helen Penny, from Caerphilly, will take on the challenge alongside ward manager Suzanne Davies, in aid of Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital in Cardiff.
Cricket club set to return to action after missing entire season due to pandemic
Blackwood Town Cricket Club has bought new kits after a £300 donation from Wales and West Utilities.
Calls to end “outdated and cruel” animal prize giving
The RSPCA has urged councils to ban the practice of pets being given away as prizes – something which is already banned in Caerphilly County Borough.
Cocaine dealer jailed for three years
Cocaine dealer Callum Pugh, 26, of Highmead, Pontllanfraith, has been jailed for three years.
Man climbs Pen y Fan seven days in a row to raise more than £4k for charity
Anthony Williams, 46, from Caerphilly, walked 100 miles and climbed Pen y Fan seven days in a row to raise money for Parkinson’s UK and Dementia UK.
Borough to take part in Home Office asylum seeker scheme
The council’s cabinet has agreed to become an ‘asylum dispersal area’ – meaning it will work with the UK Government Home Office to provide support to five asylum seeking families.
Will schools be back to ‘normal’ in September?
In England, bubbles are set to be scrapped in schools alongside the need to social distance and wear masks. But what is happening in Wales?
FAW criticised by deputy minister over handling of women’s football revamp
The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has been criticised by a Welsh Government Deputy Minister for the way it communicated its revamp of women’s football in Wales