Caerphilly County Borough Council has a new leader. He is Councillor Allan Pritchard from Oakdale. He is a councillor of experience and is a long standing member of Plaid Cymru. He becomes…
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Cwmcarn Forest tenth most-visited free attraction in Wales
Cwmcarn Forest is the tenth most-visited free attraction in Wales, according to a new tourism report by the Welsh Government.During 2010 Cwmcarn Forest Drive and Visitor Centre received 178,000 visitors. Cardiff’s Wales…
Two arrests in connection with Oakdale road death
UPDATE: Risca man charged over Oakdale road deathTwo people have been arrested in connection with the death of a 27-year-old man found lying in the road.Ian Hamilton, who was also known as…
Traffic diversion through Caerphilly County Borough due to A470 accident
UPDATE: A470 re-opened after fatal crash at AbercynonA traffic diversion via the A472 through to Ystrad Mynach and the A469 to Caerphilly is in place following an accident on the A470 on…
Abercarn student rewarded for volunteer work
A student from Abercarn has been presented with two awards recognising his work as a volunteer at his local cricket club.Gavin Chilton, 18 from Abercarn, was a joint winner of the Community…
More calls for M4 relief road after second Brynglas Tunnel fire
Conservative South Wales East AM William Graham has again called for the Welsh Government to look at proposals for an M4 relief road in Newport following last week’s fire in the Brynglas…
Caerphilly Council workers accredited as event stewards by Gwent Police
Four Caerphilly Council employees have been accredited as Event Stewards by Gwent Police to carry out traffic management for the Big Cheese.The council workers got the accreditation through the Gwent Police Community…
Llamau benefits from People’s Postcode Lottery
Homelessness charity Llamau has been awarded £1,000 to refurbish its youth hostel in Risca.The funding has been awarded from the People’s Postcode.Llamau’s Risca house provides a stable, secure environment for young people,…
Planning application submitted for Oakdale wind turbines
A planning application to build two wind turbines at Oakdale Business Park has been submitted.Renewable energy developer Partnerships for Renewables (PfR) is behind the project to build the generators on land owned…
Gwent Police joins online police auction scheme
Gwent Police is now selling lost and stolen items on police auction website www.bumblebeeauctions.co.ukAll money raised from the scheme, which sells items whose owners cannot be tracked down, will be ploughed back…