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Dad stars in charity ice hockey tournament to help raise £19k in late daughter’s memory

Caerphilly dad Chris Thomas took part in an ice hockey tournament to raise money for Ty Hafan – with the team raising nearly £20k for the charity.

A Caerphilly great-great-grandmother who was born and raised in the house she still lives in to this day has celebrated her 100th birthday.

A council by-election is being held in the Penmaen ward on August 31, following the death of Labour councillor Jim Sadler.

Ynni Cymru, a new publicly-owned renewable energy company, has been launched by the Welsh Government.

Markham’s Gerwyn Price, who won the title back in 2022, was knocked out by eventual winner Rob Cross.

Gelligaer Football Club has applied for planning permission to open changing rooms in two adapted steel containers.

Rhymney Library is appealing for help after its building was vandalised while it undergoes a £400k refurbishment.

The Ukraine Night, hosted by the Parish Trust in Trethomas, was held to raise awareness of the need for more hosts for Ukrainian refugees.

Gerwyn Price began his New Zealand Darts Masters title defence in style, beating Australia’s Simon Whitlock 6-1.

Polling cards sent out to residents in the Penmaen ward incorrectly said the by-election would be held on Thursday August 3.