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Hope for Rhymney gym as current base set to be levelled for housing

Friday, August 2, 2024Friday, August 2, 2024

Just two weeks ago, the future of Fit4Living in Rhymney was bleak. Now though, owner Judith Morgan is hopeful the gym can move to a new base in the not so distant future.

Gym’s plan for new ‘cardiac rehabilitation’ centre approved

Thursday, August 1, 2024Thursday, August 1, 2024

Mark Evans, of Creazione Fitness Village, applied to build a ground floor extension to the rear of the property, which is on Western Industrial Estate.

Police searching for Caerphilly man who has been recalled to prison

Thursday, August 1, 2024Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Police are appealing for information to find Jake James, 30, who is from the Caerphilly area.

Gonorrhoea and syphilis cases on the rise in Wales

Thursday, August 1, 2024Thursday, August 1, 2024

Figures released in a report by the Welsh NHS show gonorrhoea cases jumped 27% in 2023, while syphilis cases rose by 20%.

Planning permission granted for new industrial units

Thursday, August 1, 2024Thursday, August 1, 2024

Applicant Colin Capel plans to construct the units on “vacant land” within the boundary of the existing Unit 12, on the north side of Greenway.

Grant funding available to make homes more energy efficient

Thursday, August 1, 2024Thursday, August 1, 2024

Eligible households whose homes have coal fires, back boilers or single-glazed windows will be able to apply for grant funding.

Primary school named best in Wales at teaching Welsh history

Thursday, August 1, 2024Thursday, August 1, 2024

Fochriw Primary School received the award from the Welsh Heritage School Association, alongside £500 prize money.

School children raise funds for Harry Potter trip through their pupil-run cafe

Wednesday, July 31, 2024Thursday, August 1, 2024

St Helen’s RC Primary School, in Caerphilly, relaunched its Caffi Blasus last September – serving parents, grandparents and residents alike.

Christian-led charity awarded £100,000 grant as it searches for new home

Wednesday, July 31, 2024Wednesday, July 31, 2024

The Parish Trust, in Trethomas, has been awarded £100,000 in National Lottery funding which it hopes to use to secure a new base.

Petition launched to save Blackwood Miners’ Institute

Wednesday, July 31, 2024Wednesday, July 31, 2024

A petition to stop the closure of Blackwood Miners’ Institute has attracted more than 1,000 signatures in its first 24 hours, as backers call for the “important asset” to be saved.

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