A contractor has been fined £10,000 after an asbestos removal worker was killed at Cwmcarn High School.The Health and Safety Executive prosecuted Caswell Environmental Services Ltd after 26-year-old father James Paul, from…
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Locals pay tribute to victims of Aberfan disaster at memorial service in Senghenydd
A moving memorial to the victims of the Aberfan disaster has been held in Senghenydd.
Appeal for information after teenager robbed at Aber railway station
A teenager was threatened at knifepoint to hand over his wallet at Aber railway station.
Police appeal after five vehicles targeted in Caerphilly town and Penyrheol areas
Police are appealing for information after five vehicles were broken into in and around the Caerphilly area.
Planning permission for new cemetery in Caerphilly gets approval
Planning permission for a new 3,800-plot cemetery near Caerphilly has been granted.The 3,800-plot cemetery was given approval at a planning meeting on Wednesday, October 12, and looks set to be built on…
Islwyn AM Rhianon Passmore’s blog: October 21, 2016
In her latest blog for Caerphilly Observer, Islwyn AM Rhianon Passmore reflects on the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, the potential merging of local authorities, employment levels, and tackling fly-tippers.
Aberbargoed teenagers killed in car race to McDonald’s, inquest told
Two teenage best friends were killed in a car race to get to McDonald’s, an inquest has heard.
Police to impose 48 hour dispersal order in Ystrad Mynach this weekend
Gwent Police has imposed a 48 hour dispersal order in Ystrad Mynach over the coming weekend in an attempt to tackle anti-social behaviour in the area.
No place for hate crime, says Islwyn MP
Islwyn MP Chris Evans has said hate crime has no place in Wales.
Aberfan: memorials mark 50 years since tragedy in Wales
Remembrance services begin as survivors recall the horror of the Welsh coal tip avalanche of 1966 that killed 116 children