One of three Plaid Cymru candidates in the Risca East ward has withdrawn from next week’s election – although his name will remain on the ballot paper.Ian Ackerman said that he is…
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Police seek information on stolen bikes found in Lansbury Park area
Police in Caerphilly are trying to trace the owners of four bikes recovered in the Lansbury Park area.Officers found the bikes while searching a property on April 8.One 40-year-old local man was…
Penyrheol scrap metal dealer prosecuted
A scrap metal dealer from Penyrheol has been prosecuted and fined for failing to produce the right documents during a stop and check operation by police, trading standards and environmental health.Anthony Hunt,…
St Martin’s School get garden makeover
Volunteers from Caerphilly-based PHS Group have given a garden at St Martin’s School a ‘Ground Force’ style makeover.
Labour’s supermarket campaign could cost jobs in Blackwood, claim Plaid
Caerphilly Council’s deputy leader Colin Mann has warned that a campaign by Labour to bring a food retailer to Blackwood Gate Retail Park could kill off Blackwood high street.Councillor Mann said: “Blackwood…
Crime down in 11% Gwent force area
Overall crime in Gwent has fallen by 11%, according to Home Office figures.For the 12 months to December 2011, the figures reveal that overall crime was down 11%, as compared to the…
Armed robbers raid Taste of India in Pentwynmawr
Armed robbers stole a “significant amount of cash” from an Indian restaurant in Pentwynmawr.Police are appealing for information after the Taste of India takeaway restaurant in High Street, Pentwynmawr, on Sunday April…
47% of incapacity benefit claimants in Caerphilly “fit to work”
Almost half of people in Caerphilly County Borough who have had their incapacity benefits reassessed are fit to work, according to new Government figures.Of the 720 cases reassessed between October 2010 and…
Assembly Committee calls for more action on affordable housing
A National Assembly for Wales committee report is calling for more action from the Welsh Government on the availability of affordable housing.An inquiry by the Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee found…
Labour leader Ed Miliband on campaign trail in Bedwas
Labour leader Ed Miliband has made a local election campaign visit to Bedwas.Mr Miliband enjoyed Welsh Cakes and tea with members of Bedwas OAP Association and grassroot Labour activists.Speaking to the Caerphilly…