A Maesycwmmer resident is cycling from London to Paris to raise money for charity.Gary Williams is undertaking the feat for Headway – The Brain Injury Association.Islwyn MPs past and present Lord Touhig…
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Police appeal over armed robbery, Pen-Y-Fan Industrial Estate, Crumlin
Police are appealing for information after an armed robbery at GLJ Recycling, Pen-Y-Fan Industrial Estate, Crumlin this morning (Monday March 12).At approximately 8.45am, two men holding what looked like shot guns arrived…
Coleg Gwent students add famous Welsh voices to global jubilee project
Falklands war veteran Simon Weston OBE, athlete and presenter Jamie Baulch, Lord Touhig and Paralympic gold medallist David Roberts have been interviewed by Coleg Gwent students as part of a project celebrating…
Google campaign to get more Caerphilly businesses online
Search engine behemoth Google is to help businesses in Caerphilly County Borough get online with a free advice scheme.Google Juice Bars are to be held in the Valleys region shortly. The free…
Caerphilly Council to ban smoking in parks and playgrounds
Smokers could be banned by Caerphilly County Borough Council from lighting up in playground and parks.The council’s Living Environment Scrutiny Committee will meet on the March 20 to discuss the prospect of…
Eight arrested in connection with car insurance fraud
Eight people from Caerphilly County Borough have been arrested on suspicion of motor insurance fraud as part of an operation by Gwent Police, South Wales and the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB).Those arrested…
‘No Cold Calling Zone’ launched in New Tredgar
The latest ‘No Cold Calling Zone’ in Caerphilly County Borough has been launched at a New Tredegar sheltered housing complex.The scheme, by Gwent Police and the council’s Trading Standards team, sends a…
New boss for Consumer Focus Wales
Consumer Focus Wales has announced the appointment of a new senior director.Rhys Evans, the consumer watchdog’s current deputy senior director, will take up his new post on April 1 succeeding Maria Battle,…
Positive response to organ donation plans, but confusion still reigns over veto
The Welsh Government has welcomed the response to a public consultation on organ donation reform, although there is still confusion about the plans.More than 1,000 responded to the Welsh Government’s plan of…
Caerphilly councillors visit Serbia for fire engines handover
A delegation led by Caerphilly Borough Council Mayor Vera Jenkins and deputy leader Colin Mann has visited Serbia as part of an initiative to handover surplus fire engines from South Wales.The handing-over…