The 25th anniversary of the twinning of Caerphilly and Lannion towns has been commemorated with a plaque and four-day visit by residents of the French town.
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£500,000 grant to give new lease of life to former social club in Bargoed
Up to £500,000 from the Welsh Government’s Community Facilities Programme has been awarded to Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent Citizens Advice Bureau to help them convert a former social club in Church Place, Bargoed, into a new home for the organisation’s 35 staff and 30 volunteers.
Casualty receiving emergency care after car overturns in Risca
A casualty is receiving emergency treatment after a car overturned in Risca at around 6.58am this morning.
Fochriw woman’s hour-long wait for ambulance after heart attack
A woman suffering a heart attack had to wait an hour for an ambulance to take her to hospital.
80,000 turnout for Big Cheese
An estimated 80,000 visitors attended this year’s Big Cheese festival in Caerphilly town, according to organisers.
Police appeal to identify three men involved in Blackwood assault
Police are appealing for help to identify these three men in connection with an assault in Blackwood which left a man needing hospital treatment.
Half of Gwent Police’s budget will be raised through local taxation by 2021, warns PCC Jeff Cuthbert
Jeff Cuthbert, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent, has warned that half of his force’s budget will have to be raised through local taxation by 2021, if current UK Government spending cuts continue.
Driver treated for head injury after crash in Tir-y-Berth
A driver was treated for a head injury and taken to hospital after a car crash in Tir-y-Berth.At around 10.25pm on Monday, August 1, emergency services were called to New Road after…
87-year-old woman in hospital following A4049 crash in Pontllanfraith
An 87-year-old woman is being treated for chest, hand and knee injuries after she was involved in a three-car crash in Pontllanfraith.Gwent Police said the collision happened at 8.23pm on Friday, July…
Gas bottle in 4×4 explodes as fire crews called to deliberate fire in Phillipstown
A 4×4 was completely destroyed in Phillipstown, near New Tredegar, after a gas bottle exploded during a deliberate fire.The cylinder exploded just as a South Wales Fire and Rescue crew arrived from…