Fresh snow has fallen across Caerphilly County Borough with schools closing and public transport being disrupted.Full list of school closures in Caerphilly County Borough.Stagecoach also pulled some of its bus services across…
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Hydroelectric future for Cwmcarn Forest possible
Electricity generated from water could become a possibility at Cwmcarn Forest.Caerphilly County Borough Council has said it is investigating the possibility of introducing hydroelectric equipment to generate power from the Nant Carn…
Bus slips off road in Abercarn with 16 pupils onboard
Twenty school children avoided injury after their school bus slipped off the road this morning near Abercarn.
Snow update from Caerphilly Council
Caerphilly County Borough Council has revealed its gritting team have spread more than £90,000 of the substance covering a distance of 5,000 miles since Friday.It has spread around 1,400 tonnes of grit…
Work gets underway on new high speed broadband network for Wales
Work has started to cring super fast broadband to Wales, Business Minister Edwina Hart has announced.In a statement to Assembly Members last week, Mrs Hart said the Welsh Government’s Superfast Cymru programme…
Kyle Vaughan murder investigation: Two released on police bail
Two people arrested in connection with the disappearance of Newbridge man Kyle Vaughan have been released on police bail.On Friday, Gwent Police said they had arrested a 24-year-old man from the Blackwood…
Welsh Government campaign highlights dangers of ‘Meow Meow’
The dangers of using the drug Mephedrone, or ‘Meow Meow’ as it is known, are being highlighted in a new campaign by the Welsh Government.In Wales the use of the drug Mephedrone…
Kyle Vaughan murder investigation: Blackwood man arrested
Detectives investigating the disappearance of 24-year-old Kyle Vaughan from Newbridge have arrested a 24-year-old man from the Blackwood area on suspicion of murder.They have also arrested a 22-year-old woman from the Newbridge…
Ice warning after snow
The heavy snow that fell across Caerphilly County Borough is expected to turn to ice as temperatures plunge.The Met Office has warned that below-zero temperatures overnight and into Saturday morning would cause…
Council tax benefit cut of £22m stopped after Welsh Government ‘U-turn’
A council tax benefit funding gap of £22m which would have affected 20,500 households in Caerphilly County Borough has been plugged by the Welsh Government.