A six-year-old girl has won herself and her family 12 months leisure centre membership after becoming the 50,000th person to sign up for a council “Smart Card”.Mischa Smith, from Tredegar, became the…
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Major work on Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr completed
Major work on the new £172.7million Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr hospital has been completed.Last week Welsh Assembly Health Minister Edwina Hart visited the site for a topping out ceremony signalling the last brick…
Lloyd Daniels beats Jamie Afro in X-Factor vote
Treharris’s Lloyd Daniels has survived being in the bottom two once again on TV’s X-Factor.On Sunday night’s programme he was paired with Jamie Archer after the two gained the least number of…
Blackwood man remanded in custody on bomb charges
A Blackwood man has been remanded in custody charged with possessing explosive materials, an improvised gun and a terrorist document.Darren Tinklin, 24, of Waunllwyn Crescent, was arrested during a raid at his…
Ysgol Gymraeg Penalltau officially opened
A new £3 million Welsh language school has been officially opened.Ysgol Gymraeg Penalltau has just 20 pupils as it only opened its infant phase in September.When it is fully complete next year…
Mystery surrounds Caerphilly teacher death in Abu Dhabi
Mystery surrounds the death of a 24-year-old teacher from Caerphilly after she was found unconscious in her Abu Dhabi flat.Click here for an update to this storyEmma Jones, 24, was found in…
Police name Risca bypass crash victim
Police have named the 72-year-old driver killed in a road crash on the A467 at Crosskeys on Wednesday.Graham Dark, from Pontllanfraith, was driving a Volvo car when it crashed with a motorcycle…
Remembrance Day 2009
Remembrance Day services were held at war memorials across Caerphilly County Borough on Sunday.
In Caerphilly town about 200 people attended the service on Sunday at the war memorial at the Twyn.
The Last Post was sounded and the two minutes silence was observed.
Photographs by Mark Tamplin.
Aber Valley Male Voice Choir perform at House of Commons
The Aber Valley Male Voice Choir has made history after becoming the first Welsh choir to sing in the Speaker’s House in the House of Commons.
The Rt Hon John Bercow, the Speaker of the House of Commons, hosted a reception for the choir to help celebrate its 50th anniversary.
Choir members and their wives were invited by Mr Speaker to perform a number of songs in the State Rooms in Speaker’s House.
Caerphilly Castle fireworks a success
Almost £4,000 was raised at this year’s Caerphilly Castle firework display.More than 8,000 people packed out the town despite the terrible weather.A grand total of £3,827.68 was raised for Caerphilly Town Council’s…