UPDATE: Risca man in court charged with dangerous driving after road deathA 22-year-old man has been charged with Causing death by dangerous driving after a man’s body was found dead in the…
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Big Cheese 2011 attracts record crowd
This year’s Caerphilly Big Cheese Festival attracted record crowds, according to the council.More than 80,000 people from across the county borough and beyond flocked to the site to soak up the sun…
Caerphilly teenager wins national art competition
A Caerphilly teenager has won a national art competition.Eighteen year-old Sam Fitzgerald, a pupil at St Cenydd School, in Trecenydd, was declared overall winner in the Digital category of Beechwood College’s Create!…
Brace’s Bakery launches work experience scheme
GCSE and A Level students can now get a taste of life inside Crumlin-bakery Brace’s, after the firm introduced a new work experience scheme.Students are being invited to apply for the placements…
A470 re-opened after fatal crash at Abercynon
A man was killed after his car left the A470, collided with a tree and rolled down an embankment.The southbound carriageway at Abercynon was closed after the accident at 6.20am on Tuesday…
Caerphilly-based healthcare manufacturer wins industry award
A Caerphilly-based manufacturer specialising in products for the healthcare sector has scooped a prestigious industry award.Direct Healthcare Services Ltd, based on the town’s Western Industrial Estate, was recently awarded the Innovative Product…
Caerphilly MP Wayne David’s blog: August 2
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…
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…