A £5 million scheme to improve a key traffic route in the county borough may not be finished until just before Christmas.
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Calls for a “Clean Air Act” to deal with Hafodyrynys Road
The Welsh Government should bring forward legislation to clean up air pollution in Wales, according to Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood.
Bedwas teen completes London to Paris bike ride in aid of Velindre
A former pupil of Bedwas High School has raised £2,000 for Velindre Cancer Centre by completing a 300-mile bike ride between London and Paris.
Overturned car causes road closure in Risca
One car lay overturned, with another forced off the road, following a smash this morning on Cromwell Road in Risca.
Three friends and a dog rescued from Risca quarry
A group of friends, stuck at the top of a quarry, dialled 999 as they hung to a tree to stop then falling.
Police appeal for information after man pushed over a wall in Blackwood
A man at a taxi rank was pushed backwards from the wall he was sitting on and punched in the face during an assault in Blackwood.
Newport-Caerphilly merger plans scrapped by minister
Welsh Government plans to force Newport and Caerphilly councils to merge have been scrapped.Wales’ local government secretary Alun Davies AM told council leaders that he was “happy to withdraw the map” on…
Man wanted for sexual assault outside Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr
Police are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a woman outside Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr on Tuesday, June 26.
Caerphilly Council plans to close leisure centres in ten-year service revamp to go out to public consultation
Controversial plans to close up to seven of Caerphilly County Borough’s leisure centres will go out to public consultation, after the council’s cabinet approved the move.
Cuts to social services in Caerphilly County Borough “exhausted”
Cutting the number of staff in social services is no longer an option to save cash, Caerphilly County Borough Council has been warned.Over the last five years 134 full-time posts have been…