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…
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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’.
New tax raising powers for Welsh Government
For the first time in 800 years the Welsh Government is raising money from taxes as the land transaction tax replaced stamp duty in Wales from April 1.The Welsh Revenue Authority (WRA)…
Man charged with drink-driving after car crashes into Caerphilly family’s living room
A family was saved from a car crashing into a living room after they decided to head into the dining room to eat cheesecake.
Choir to hold charity concert at Bryn Meadows Golf and Spa Hotel in Maesycwmmer
The cancer fundraiser is from 6.30pm until 1am on April 6 at Bryn Meadows Golf and Spa Hotel in Maesycwmmer, in support of Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff.
Witness appeal: Pontllanfraith distraction burglary
Gwent Police are appealing for information about the man in this photo following a distraction burglary on Elim Way in Pontllanfraith on Tuesday October 3 2017.