Debra Martin, a choir singer from Pontllanfraith, has been involved in a number-one single raising awareness of breast cancer.
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“Very frustrating”: Councillor criticises new planning application for daily roadside takeaway
There is a new application to use the building as a daily roadside canteen and takeaway which will be open from 9am to 5pm daily.
World Darts Championships to get underway
The World Darts Championship gets underway on Friday December 15 – with Markham’s Gerwyn Price aiming to become a two-time world champion.
Power grid plan approved despite residents’ fears it will ‘blight’ their ‘idyllic’ village
Llanfabon residents argue the development would lead to increased noise, light pollution and traffic.
Community turns out in force to plant 180 trees
A total of 180 trees were planted last month – 60 in a park off Bartlett Street and 120 at Porset Brook Field, off Bedwas Road.
Eglwysilan Church to hold its final service
The decision to close the church, near Abertridwr, to services was taken by the Ministry Area Council (MAC) earlier this year.
Libanus Lifestyle: Community hub going from strength-to-strength
Work converting the former chapel into the strong community asset it is today began in 2015, with the building modernised and its churchyard converted into a vibrant garden.
“We are in a crisis”: Homelessness charity shares struggles of rough sleepers in winter
Hayley Thomas, founder of homelessness charity HCT, wants the council to make it easier for people in need to ask for help.
Van firm strikes multi-million pound deal to buy its base from landlords
A van firm that once operated out of its director’s spare room has now bought its own property in a £2.2 million deal.
Council could force sales of listed buildings if owners fail to protect them
Senior councillors have backed a new proposal aimed at preserving the county borough’s most at-risk listed buildings.