Young people and parents in the Gwent area are being warned about the dangers of taking “legal highs” after a 13-year-old boy was taken ill.
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Unemployment in Wales falls by 3,000
The number of people unemployed in Wales has fallen to 120,000, according to figures published by Office for National Statistics (ONS).The latest figure shows 8.2% of the working population is unemployed. Between…
Caerphilly Council to provide pest control to Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Caerphilly County Borough Council is to provide pest control services to Blaenau Gwent residents under a new £300,000 five year agreement.
£75m Welsh Government job programme breaks targets
A £75 million Welsh Government programme to get jobless young people into quality employment has beaten its target by nearly 50%.
Welsh government warns of continuing increase despite nearly 3,700 children receiving catch-up jabs
Caerphilly PACT meetings announced
The next round of Partnerships and Communities Together (PACT) meetings for the Caerphilly area will be held over the next couple of weeks.
Islwyn MP and Ysgol Cwm Rhymni pupils celebrate Wales’ five years as a ‘Fair Trade Nation’
Islwyn MP Chris Evans teamed up with students from Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni, in Fleur-de-Lys, recently to wish Wales a happy fifth anniversary as a ‘Fair Trade Nation’.Since becoming the very first…
Caerphilly Food Festival awarded £7,000 of Welsh Government funding
Organisers of the Caerphilly Food Festival have been awarded £7,000 in Welsh Government funding.Caerphilly County Borough Council is putting on the event in Caerphilly town on May 4.As well as cookery demonstration…
Health Minister says measles cases will continue to rise
Welsh Health Minister Mark Drakeford has said the number of measles cases in the Swansea area will continue to rise in the coming weeks.In a statement to AMs, Professor Drakeford also said…
Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen councillor Ray Davies among nuclear protesters
Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen councillor Ray Davies was among a group of anti-Trident protesters who chained themselves together outside the gates of a Scottish naval base.