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Appeal for stolen handbag from Bargoed passenger

Tuesday, September 15, 2009Tuesday, September 15, 2009

British Transport Police are appealing for help to identify a man they would like to speak to in connection with the theft of a woman’s handbag in Cardiff Queen Street train station….

Blackwood car cruising event Thursday

Tuesday, September 15, 2009Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Blackwood car cruisers are to drive down the town’s High Street one last time before it closed off. The road is to be closed on Thursday nights in a bid to stop…

Year anniversary of Caerphilly graffiti wall

Monday, September 14, 2009

Youngsters in Caerphilly have been helping to celebrate the anniversary of a legal graffiti wall.The Wreck Jam event, which took place on August 28 at Caerphilly Skate Park at Caerphilly Leisure Centre,…

New Caerphilly choir calls for members

Saturday, September 12, 2009Tuesday, January 19, 2010

A new mixed Caerphilly choir is appealing for members. The Caerphilly Community Chorus is aimed at adults and youngsters aged over 15.Unlike Treharris X-Factor star Lloyd Daniels, new choir members will not…

More support promised for Caerphilly’s town centres

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Caerphilly County Borough Council has promised to support the county borough’s three principal towns of Caerphilly, Blackwood and Bargoed with a new strategy focussing on town centre management.Councillor Ron Davies, the council’s…

Homeless teenager jailed for Caerphilly midwife murder

Friday, September 11, 2009Monday, September 14, 2009

A homeless teenager has been jailed for life for murdering a retired Caerphilly midwife.David Matthews, 18, admitted killing 58-year-old Susan Williams at her home in Mill Road on February 28 this year.Mrs…

Children go wild in the countryside in Parc Penallta

Friday, September 11, 2009Thursday, September 10, 2009

Children have been letting their imaginations run riot at a council-run play scheme.Giants roamed the land, Santa Claus wandered the woods and Dragons rose from the depths of Parc Penallta near Ystrad…

Megathon run this weekend in Caerphilly

Friday, September 11, 2009Thursday, September 10, 2009

Following on from this year’s successful Megaday, the Megathon will be taking place on Sunday September 13.Starting at 11am, the two-mile run through Caerphilly is being held to raise money for Velindre…

Caerphilly council cleaners up for top award

Friday, September 11, 2009Thursday, September 10, 2009

Cleaning staff employed by Caerphilly County Borough Council are top of the mops after being shortlisted for a national award. The authority’s Building Cleaning Service has reached the finals of the Association…

More tributes for tragic teen dad Daniel Davies

Thursday, September 10, 2009Wednesday, July 4, 2018

The funeral of teenage dad Daniel Davies, who was tragically killed in a Bank Holiday road crash, will be taking place on Friday at St Martin’s Church, Caerphilly, at 10.30am.Hundreds of tributes…

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