Residents in Caerphilly County Borough are being urged to watch out for their household electoral registration form being delivered throughout the area from October 7.The form needs to be filled in otherwise…
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Tributes paid to Cefn Hengoed collision victim
The family of an 18-year-old killed in a road traffic collision have paid tribute to him.Gerwyn Allan Osborne-Flanagan, from Cefn Hengoed, was hit by a car and killed on Hengoed Crescent, in…
Thousands attend Royal Welsh Regiment’s Bargoed parade
Thousands of residents lined the streets of Bargoed on Saturday to welcome the 1st Battalion of the Royal Welsh as they marched through the town.People of all ages applauded the troops as…
Driver arrested after 18-year-old pedestrian killed in Cefn Hengoed
A 29-year-old Cefn Hengoed man has been arrested after a teenager was killed in a traffic collision.Police are appealing for information following the fatal incident which happened in Cefn Hengoed on Saturday…
Smoking costs Welsh economy almost £800m a year
Smoking costs the Welsh economy almost £800 million a year, according to a report by charity ASH Wales.The report estimates that of the £790.66m lost, £302m is spent on healthcare, £288m is…
Caerphilly Plaid Cymru group hits back at Labour criticism over Wales Audit Office report.
The Plaid Cymru group on Caerphilly County Borough Council has hit back at criticism by Labour following publication of a Wales Audit Office report which highlighted “significant governance issues”.The WAO’s Annual Improvement…
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service say strike arrangements worked well
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service has said arrangements to cover yesterday’s four-hour strike went well.Firefighters went on strike on Wednesday between 12pm and 4pm in a row over pensions.Under plans by…
Bargoed readies itself for the Royal Welsh
Businesses and residents in Bargoed are getting ready to give the 1st Battalion Royal Welsh a warm welcome when they parade through the town at 12pm this Saturday (September 28).Traders and homeowners…
Search is on for oldest fridge or freezer in Caerphilly County Borough
The search is on for the oldest fridge or freezer in Caerphilly County Borough.The resident who is able to prove they have the oldest fridge freezer in the borough will win a…
Trading Standards across Gwent could be merged to save money
Trading Standards departments from five councils across Gwent could be merged to save money.The new Gwent Trading Standards service would be operated by Caerphilly County Borough Council.At present around 75 staff across…