Update: Cwmcarn High School to partially re-open on Friday after asbestos alertThe Health and Safety Executive has confirmed it has begun an investigation into asbestos levels at Cwmcarn High School.The school, which…
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Appeal after Bargoed assault
Gwent Police is appealing for information after a 34-year-old man was assaulted on Hanbury Road, Bargoed at 2.20am on Sunday October 7.The victim was walking along the road when he was approached…
Fochriw Intergenerational Club launches
A new intergenerational club where youngsters and older people meet has been launched in Fochriw.Fochriw Primary School has become the latest Caerphilly County Borough School to launch an intergenerational club.The club, which…
Welsh Assembly committee wants views on public transport
A National Assembly for Wales committee is to look at how well public transport is joined up across the country.The Enterprise and Business Committee is asking for people’s experiences of how well…
High levels of asbestos at Cwmcarn High School, says union
High levels of asbestos have been found at Cwmcarn High School, a union official has said.The school was closed until further notice on the afternoon of Friday October 12 while investigations are…
Police appeal after car theft in Pontlottyn
Gwent Police is appealing for information after a car was reported to have been stolen from outside an address on North Rising, Pontlottyn.The black Peugeot 307 is thought to have been taken…
Caerphilly MP Wayne David’s Blog: October 15
Gren The other day, I attended the launch of the Gren walk in Hengoed. The brilliant cartoonist was of course a resident of Hengoed and his depiction of Welsh life was truly…
Plaid AM will press First Minister to back Commissioner for the Disabled
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle will press the First Minister in creating a Commissioner for the Disabled in Wales.Mr Whittle, Plaid Cymru’s spokesperson on equalities, is due to raise the issue…
Gwent Police receive Savile sex assault claim by woman
Gwent Police has passed on a complaint that a woman living in the force area was sexually assaulted by Jimmy Savile.The woman, who was 16 at the time, now lives in the…
Cwmcarn High School still closed after asbestos alert
Cwmcarn High School is still closed today after an asbestos scare.The school was closed until further notice on the afternoon of Friday October 12 while investigations are carried out.Headteacher Jacqui Peplinski has…