The Welsh Government must continue to call on the UK Government to ensure that preferential market access, free from both tariff and tariff-free barriers, is prioritised in the forthcoming negotiations on the UK’s future relationship with the European Union (EU), an Assembly Committee has said.
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Islwyn High School pupils marked Down’s Syndrome Day by wearing odd socks
Pupils and staff at Islwyn High School, near Oakdale, marked World Down’s Syndrome Day on Wednesday, March 21, by wearing odd socks
Customers of Risca butcher thanked for Easter egg donations
A butcher’s shop in Risca has thanked its generous customers for donating more than 400 Easter eggs to children at T? Hafan, Velindre Cancer Centre, and the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport.
Caerphilly magistrates’ court site to be turned into 38 homes
Thirty-eight new energy-efficient homes are set to be built on the site of Caerphilly town’s former magistrates’ court.
NHS in Wales failing bowel cancer patients, charity claims
The NHS in Wales is failing to follow NICE guidelines to test all bowel cancer patients for Lynch syndrome, according to charity Bowel Cancer UK.Lynch syndrome is a genetic condition that increases…
Caerphilly man coaches Welsh Commonwealth Games table tennis team
Retired table tennis star Stephen Jenkins is helping coach the Wales table tennis team taking part in this year’s Commonwealth Games on Australia’s Gold Coast.
Care leavers exempt from council tax, Caerphilly County Borough Council announces
Caerphilly County Borough Council has agreed to make care leavers up to the age of 25 exempt from council tax payments from April.
Second Severn Crossing to be renamed Prince of Wales Bridge
The Second Severn Crossing is to be renamed The Prince of Wales Bridge, the UK Government has announced.
Cat owner from Rhymney prosecuted for mistreating pet
A woman has been handed a six-month community order for the way she treated her pet cat.
Tommy Cooper’s birthday celebrated with dinner in Ystrad Mynach
Caerphilly-born entertainer Tommy Cooper would have been 97-years old this year and his birthday was celebrated ‘just like that’.