Fast and furious family fun, the 2012 FIM Doodson British Speedway Grand Prix at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium is right up there with the biggest events on the British motorsport calendar – and…
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Ban on display of cigarettes starts in supermarkets from December
The display of cigarettes in supermarkets and shops in Wales will be banned, the Welsh Government has said.Large shops and supermarkets will have to remove cigarettes and other tobacco products from display…
Appeal for information after theft of digger and trailer, Bargoed
Police are appealing for information after a digger and trailer were stolen from a secure compound in Parc Cwm Deri, Bargoed.A Yellow Caterpillar 302.5 mini digger and an Ifor Williams plant trailer…
Welsh Government announces £42m to help hard-up families
Funding worth nearly £42 million a year to support Wales’ most vulnerable and disadvantaged families has been announced by the Welsh Government.The money will be ploughed into the Families First programme to…
Improving weather ahead, according to Met Office
After weeks of heavy rain across parts of the UK, conditions are set to improve for many areas this weekend, according to the latest from the Met Office.More heavy showers will affect…
Llanbradach Youth and Junior Football Club visit Lannion
Cultural exchanges of a sporting nature were in order when Llanbradach Youth and Junior Football Club recently visited Lannion in Britanny, France.Caerphilly has been twinned with Lannion for since 1991 and through…
Abercarn firm Dischromatics helps budding musicians
A firm which manufactures CDs has given two up-and-coming musicians the chance to record their own disc.MC Gilly from Bristol, and MC Mizzy from Cardiff, have been given the chance to record…
Green Flags for Parc Cwm Darran and Cwmcarn Forest
Parc Cwm Darran near Deri and Cwmcarn Forest have been awarded Green Flags for their quality.
Plaid Cymru slam boundary shake-up as attack on Valleys
The Plaid Cymru group on Caerphilly County Borough Council has accused the Boundary Commission for Wales of “victimising” Valley local authorities in changes it has proposed.They have submitted a highly critical five-page…
Support group launched in Caerphilly for Hepatitis C sufferers
A unique group offering support to people who are newly diagnosed with Hepatitis C has been launched in Caerphilly.The scheme, the first of its kind in South East Wales, is a new…