A care home operator has given his backing to rise in funding for dementia.HC-One runs 241 care homes for older people across the UK, including three in Caerphilly.The funding for dementias is…
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More seats will improve train travel over English and Welsh border
More than 300,000 extra seats will be introduced on trains running across the Wales/England border.Improvements will be introduced on the Arriva Trains Wales network with the timetable change on May 14.The company…
Police launch anniversary appeal over seriously injured man
Police are appealing for information about a man found with serious head injuries at the side of the road two years ago.They hope the anniversary appeal will jog people’s memories so they…
Children’s creativity helps spread substance misuse message
Young people have been getting creative while learning about the dangers of drugs.The Cannabus, a project where young people decorate their own bus with messages about cannabis use and its risks, is…
Champion dancer opens studio in Caerphilly
A former British Champion dancer from Caerphilly is hoping to have all the right moves when she opens a new dance studio in the town.Lisa Darby, 30, is pursuing her dream of…
Caerphilly youngsters impress with food skills at Urdd Eisteddfod
For the second year, cookery club members from the Caerphilly County Borough have reached the South Wales heat of the Urdd Eisteddfod competition for primary schools, having come second in the Gwent…
Crime prevention charity Bobby Van to close due to police cuts
A crime prevention charity which visits elderly and vulnerable people to help make their homes safer is to close due to a lack of funding.South Wales Bobby Van – which began life…
Fond retirement farewell to Caerphilly Council worker
Members of the Rhymney Valley Allotments Federation gathered last week to present a special retirement gift to Nigel Powell – Caerphilly County Borough Council’s long-serving Parks and Leisure Officer.The newly-formed federation wanted…
Free family film screenings at Blackwood Miners’ Institute
Blackwood Miners’ Institute is to host a free screening of movie Johnny English Reborn as part of a film festival.Zoom Wales’ International Young People’s Film Festival takes place from Monday March 26…
Bargoed pupils tell smokers not to drop butts outside school
Three pupils at Park Primary School in Bargoed have created posters telling smokers not to drop their cigarette butts outside their school.The children have been given gift cards for their creative efforts…