Wales is to become the first UK nation to introduce a presumed consent system of organ donation.The new law, which comes into effect in 2015, means a person’s consent to organ donation…
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Caerphilly Council welcomes housing changes
Caerphilly County Borough Council has welcomed a planned change in the way local authority housing is financed.The Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Welsh Government Ministers have reached agreement which will enable…
Caerphilly Council chief executive Anthony O’Sullivan and his deputy arrested over secret pay deal row
Caerphilly County Borough Council’s chief executive Anthony O’Sullivan and his deputy have been arrested on suspicion of fraud and misconduct in public office.Mr O’Sullivan and his acting successor Nigel Barnett are being…
Ex-Gwent Police chief Carmel Napier tells MPs she was “bullied” into retiring
The former chief constable of Gwent Police said she was told by the force’s police commissioner: ‘I will humiliate and dismiss you’ if she did not resign.Carmel Napier told a committee of…
Police appeal for information after driver asks boys to get in car in Blackwood
Police want to trace and speak to the driver of a blue VW Transit type van who stopped and asked two boys to get in at around 8.50am yesterday morning on Highfields…
Ystrad Mynach College students volunteer at hospital
Caerphilly students have volunteered to provide free hairdressing to patients at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr hospital.The Hair and Beauty students, from The College Ystrad Mynach, have given up their time to put their…
Hundreds watch Armed Forces Parade
Hundreds of people turned out to show their support for the armed forces last week as a parade and flag raising ceremony was held to mark Armed Forces Day.A short parade, led…
Caerphilly MP Wayne David says no to pay rise
Wayne David, Labour MP for Caerphilly, has reacted strongly to suggestions that MPs may be offered a £10,000 pay increase.The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) is considering awarding Members of Parliament a…
Caerphilly primary school given Fairtrade and Green Flag status
A Caerphilly primary school has been awarded with a Green Flag in addition to gaining Fairtrade School status.The two awards were given to St James Primary School in Caerphilly for the pupils’…
MP welcomes guardianship proposals for missing people
New proposals to give extra help to families of missing people are a step forward, Labour’s Islwyn MP Chris Evans has said.Justice Minister Helen Grant recently announced proposals to create a new…