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High-flying Blackwood close gap on top two with win over Pontymister Athletic Bowls

Wednesday, July 10, 2024Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Blackwood Bowls Club extended the gap between themselves and Pontymister Athletic in the Monmouthshire Bowling Association league after a narrow victory.

‘We are not for sale’ – Young people back plan to remove profit from care

Wednesday, July 10, 2024Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Four remarkable young people gave evidence to the Senedd’s health committee about their experiences of Wales’ social care system, supporting plans to stamp out profiteering.

Call to bring forward council tax shake-up rejected

Wednesday, July 10, 2024Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Peredur Owen Griffiths, Plaid Cymru’s shadow local government secretary, warned council tax imposes a disproportionate burden on poorer households.

Welsh Government backs down on newspaper notices

Wednesday, July 10, 2024Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Plans to remove a legal requirement for council tax notices to be printed in local newspapers were abandoned at the 11th hour.

Caerphilly couple celebrate six years of foster caring and encourage others to sign-up

Tuesday, July 9, 2024Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Caerphilly couple Alun and Kelly Selway have been fostering children for six years, and opened-up about the experience which has left them in “happy land”.

Sacked Welsh Government minister gives her side of story

Tuesday, July 9, 2024Tuesday, July 9, 2024

A minister sacked by Vaughan Gething amid claims she leaked information to the press has broken her silence, telling the Senedd her side of the story.

Caerphilly Sport Awards nominations open

Tuesday, July 9, 2024Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Nominations for this year’s Sport Awards, celebrating volunteers, coaches, and clubs across the community, have officially opened.

King Charles III to visit Senedd to mark 25 years of devolution

Tuesday, July 9, 2024Tuesday, July 9, 2024

The King will address Senedd Members during a ceremony marking his visit on Thursday July 11.

‘You cannot imagine the positive difference it has made for our volunteers’

Tuesday, July 9, 2024Tuesday, July 9, 2024

A green-fingered community group in Caerphilly has encouraged other volunteer organisations to apply for a grant which has proved transformational for many of its members.

Council facing £24m bill for plans to improve recycling rates

Tuesday, July 9, 2024Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Sweeping changes to waste and recycling collections in Caerphilly County Borough could prove significantly costlier than fines for non-compliance.

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