Kevin Etheridge was awarded the gong in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours for services to local government.
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Concerns too many people in Wales are unable to access an NHS dentist
Concerns over access to NHS dental treatment in Wales have been raised days after it was suggested as a model for improvement in England.
Health board to request £2.5m from Welsh Government for second MRI scanner
Health chiefs have now agreed to move ahead with providing the second scanner as they have been leasing a mobile machine to cope with increased demand.
Two Caerphilly sides featured in Bute Energy Welsh Cup first round draw
Despite neither side having qualified for the tournament yet, both Wattsville Ladies and Cascade Ladies have been told their potential round one Welsh Cup opponents.
Tough ties for both Caerphilly sides in round two of Welsh Cup
The second round draw of the Welsh Cup has been made, as both Aber Valley and Trethomas Bluebirds discovered their opponents.
Targets ‘conspicuously absent’ from new First Minister’s priorities
Opposition members criticised a lack of targets in Eluned Morgan’s statement of priorities, accusing Wales’ new First Minister of empty rhetoric.
Risca man among five arrested after early morning police drug raids
Five people were arrested after Gwent Police seized an estimated £400,000 worth of class A drugs during a series of raids on Tuesday morning.
Senedd rejects calls to reverse 20mph policy
Senedd members voted 37-14 against the Conservative motion which urged the Welsh Government to repeal the “disastrous” default 20mph policy.
MS calls on Welsh Government to address bank closure ‘crisis’
There have been calls to increase the amount of banking hubs in Caerphilly County Borough, which has seen several branches close in recent years.
Blood cancer specialists ‘overstretched and understaffed’ in Wales
Almost three quarters of haematology consultants in Wales will near retirement age in the next decade, with a critical shortfall of replacements, a charity warned.