Licensed character confectionery company Bon Bon Buddies has donated 1,400 gifts to help bring some festive cheer to patients at one of the world’s leading children’s hospitals.The Oakdale-based company donated gifts to…
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Reindeer making event a hit at Parc Cwm Darran
A herd of magnificent reindeer were seen sweeping into the Visitor Centre at Parc Cwm Darran recently, complete with antlers and shiny red noses – the strange thing was they all had…
Year of success for non-profit Caerphilly Care and Repair
A repairs and maintenance service for vulnerable people in Caerphilly County Borough has proved a resounding success in its first year, helping hundreds of customers.Care and Repair Caerphilly set up its home…
Caerphilly-based delivery company has record-breaking day ahead of Christmas
A Caerphilly courier firm has witnessed unprecedented demand in the lead up to Christmas, successfully processing more than 1,945 deliveries in 24 hours.Increased demand in the festive season saw Western Couriers receive…
Caerphilly County Borough to get £2.9m from Welsh Government to help ‘tackle poverty’
Caerphilly County Borough will get £2.9 million in funding from the Welsh Government to help tackle poverty.The funding is part of a £31.7m package announced by the Minister for Communities and Tackling…
Risca knife incident on weekend was attempted carjacking
An incident where a man threatened a woman with a knife in Risca was actually an attempted carjacking, British Transport Police have revealed.Detectives have released a CCTV image of a person they…
Illegal tattooist from Tir-y-Birth fined £4,000 by magistrates
A tattooist from Tir-y-Berth who was operating illegally from his home has been fined £4,050 by magistrates.
Caerphilly Council rapped by privacy watchdog for spying on employee
Privacy watchdog the Information Commissioner’s Office has ruled that Caerphilly County Borough Council breached the Data Protection Act when it spied on a worker it suspected of fraudulently claiming to be sick.The…
Blackwood man Mathew Davies imprisoned in Indonesia will not be home for Christmas
A Blackwood man imprisoned in Indonesia for outstaying his visa will be spending Christmas behind bars after being jailed for six months.Mathew Davies, 25, travelled to Indonesia last year to start a…
Man threatened pair with a knife at Risca railway station
Police are looking for a man who threatened a couple in Risca.Gwent Police were called at about 2.10pm today (Saturday December 20) to the car park of Risca railway station to reports…