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,…
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New Caerphilly choir calls for members
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
New Tredegar man jailed over Facebook murder
A New Tredegar man has been jailed for life for the murder of his partner after she changed her Facebook status from married to single. Brian Lewis, 31, of New Tredegar, denied…
Treharris teenager Lloyd Daniels has the X-Factor
A former Lewis School pupil is hoping to go all the way in TV talent show X-Factor.Lloyd Daniels, 16, from Treharris wowed the show’s judges with his rendition of R Kelly’s ‘Turn…