UPDATE:The phone number mentioned in this story was disconnected five years ago – See PhonepayPlus statement below.Residents believing they have missed a parcel delivery could end up paying £315 for a bogus…
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Armed police called after reports of gunman roaming Lansbury Park, Caerphilly
Armed police descended on a Caerphilly housing estate on Saturday after reports of a man wandering the streets with a loaded gun.Police were called to the Van Community Centre, in Clos Guto,…
Islwyn MP’s support for proposed new fire alarm law
Labour’s Islwyn MP Chris Evans has lent his support to the Fire Safety (Protection of Tenants) Bill, a Private Members’ Bill currently going through Parliament.If passed, the new law would require the…
New address details for Caerphilly social services departments
A number of key Caerphilly council services are relocating as part of Caerphilly Council’s cost-saving programme to close offices.One of the biggest moves involves the relocation of Social Services staff from Hawtin…
£400m education plans discussed by Caerphilly Council
Ambitious £400m plans to transform education in Caerphilly County Borough have been discussed by councillors.In March this year, the Welsh Assembly Government announced a shake-up in the way new school buildings were…
Principality building society to celebrate 150th anniversary
Caerphilly town’s branch of the Principality is to celebrate the building society’s 150th anniversary on Wednesday December 1 with a special party.Principality Building Society was established in Cardiff’s Church Street in 1860,…
Four Caerphilly men arrested in connection with Newport man’s death
UPDATE: Three Caerphilly men charged with murder of Tony SinghFour men from the Caerphilly area have been arrested in connection with the death of 24-year-old Tony Singh.Mr Singh was discovered at his…
Plaid Cymru’s Ron Davies calls for freeze on college principals’ pay
Ron Davies, Plaid Cymru’s Assembly Candidate for Caerphilly, has called for the pay of further education college principals in Wales to be frozen after it was revealed they earn up to £152,000…
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Rhymney Valley Line re-opened between Bargoed and Rhymney after landslide
Trains between Bargoed and Rhymney have resumed after a landslide caused by heavy rain closed the line.Storm rain on Wednesday night overwhelmed a culvert and caused a 5m-wide hole in a banking…