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Tributes to ‘wonderful and dedicated Senedd Member for Caerphilly’

Wednesday, August 13, 2025Friday, August 15, 2025

Tributes have poured in for Caerphilly Senedd Member Hefin David, who has passed away aged 47.

Caerphilly Senedd Member Hefin David dies aged 47

Wednesday, August 13, 2025Friday, August 15, 2025

Hefin David, who had represented Caerphilly in the Senedd for nearly a decade, died on Tuesday evening.

WRU boss to take time away from role after cancer diagnosis

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Abi Tierney will take time off from her role as WRU CEO after being diagnosed with cancer, the WRU has announced.

Views sought on next stage of town’s makeover plans

Tuesday, August 12, 2025Tuesday, August 12, 2025

A 15-year transformation project for Caerphilly town centre is due to reach the next stage – and the county borough council wants residents to help shape the plans.

Police want to speak to this man as part of sexual assault investigation

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Gwent Police wants to speak with Shane Carter, from Gelligaer, who it believes may have vital information.

Funeral director plan rejected for ‘idle and vacant’ high street unit

Tuesday, August 12, 2025Tuesday, August 12, 2025

A proposal to redevelop an “idle and vacant” commercial unit in Blackwood has been turned down by council planners.

Man arrested on suspicion of drink driving after early morning crash

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Gwent Police was called at around 3am on August 12 after a car had overturned on the A472 between Ystrad Mynach and Maesycwmmer.

‘Summer of sadness’: Delyth Jewell MS on impending library closures

Tuesday, August 12, 2025Tuesday, August 12, 2025

In her monthly blog for Caerphilly Observer, South Wales East MS Delyth Jewell expresses her dismay at the closure of ten “cherished cathedrals of community”.

Drug dealer caught with £16,000 of cocaine jailed

Monday, August 11, 2025Tuesday, August 12, 2025

A drug dealer who tried to run from police responding to a school burglar alarm has been jailed for two years.

Newport HMO plan rejected over parking and bedroom size concerns

Monday, August 11, 2025Monday, August 11, 2025

Council planners in Newport have turned down an application to convert a terraced house into a HMO.

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