Cefn Fforest and New Tredegar leisure centres have avoided the axe and will remain open with reduced hours, but Bedwas Leisure Centre is set to close.
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Decision to axe ten libraries branded ‘devastating’
Ten libraries across Caerphilly County Borough will close at the end of August under council cost-cutting plans.
Free badminton and walking rugby sessions at Caerphilly Leisure Centre
A mental health charity is starting up free weekly badminton and walking rugby sessions at Caerphilly Leisure Centre.
Comprehensive school forced into lockdown after firearm scare
Lewis School Pengam went into lockdown yesterday morning after reports of a firearm within the school grounds.
Ospreys return to farm mired in £4.25m controversy
Ospreys have returned to Gilestone Farm after scuppering ministers’ £4.25m plans, casting a shadow over the future of the site as a long-term decision looms.
‘We need to get on with it’: Call to find permanent home for Newport’s Medieval ship
The remains of the ship were discovered on the River Usk’s western banks during the construction of the Riverfront Theatre in 2002.
Father tried to save son before both drowned, inquest hears
Robin Reed and his son Owen, from Blackwood, were at Round Hill Head beach, in Seventeen Seventy, with other family members when they were swept out to sea on Sunday April 13.
Gwent PCC on chief constable, police precept, and her five main priorities
In this blog, Gwent’s police and crime commissioner discusses the chief constable, her five priorities for policing, and more.
Rugby league ‘systematically underfunded’ in Wales – WRL chairman
James Davies, a former under-19s international who took the helm of WRL in 2023, said a lack of funding has long hindered the growth of the sport.
Critics rail against plan to shut ‘indispensable’ leisure centres
A crowd of protesters gathered outside the council headquarters to voice their opposition to the local authority’s money-saving proposals.