The arrival of the Tour de France in Caerphilly next year will be “an event of significance for everyone” in the county borough, a senior councillor has predicted.
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City-centre shop caught selling booze after hours
A Newport convenience store was caught selling booze to suspected “intoxicated” customers three hours after it was supposed to stop booze sales.
Coleg y Cymoedd teacher struck-off after sending sexual messages to students
A further education teacher who sent a student a picture of a Freddo chocolate bar placed on his lap and asked “What’s it worth?” has been banned from the profession by the Education Workforce Council.
£100 vouchers offered in bid to boost Caerphilly 2k numbers
A £100 gift voucher will be awarded to both the school and sports club with the highest number of entries at this year’s Caerphilly 2k run.
Former Caerphilly Council chief who received £209k pay-off, gets new £120k public sector role
Christina Harrhy, the former chief executive of Caerphilly County Borough Council who left with a £209,000 pay-off following a falling out with then leader Sean Morgan, has secured a new six-figure public sector role.
Assisted dying motion gets support from Senedd Members
Assisted dying services could be made available on the Welsh NHS after receiving the backing of Senedd Members.
Council leader promises road resurfacing and pothole repairs
The leader of Caerphilly Council said he “completely” understands concerns around the condition of the borough’s roads ahead of planned resurfacing and repairs.
Teen ‘lucky to be alive’ demands safety action on Wyllie Bends
A teenager ‘lucky to be alive’ after a horror car smash on the Wyllie Bends has demanded action to make the road safer.
Clampdown on abandoned trolleys set to come into force
Newport City Council has taken on powers to seize and remove abandoned shopping trolleys, which can then be reclaimed by their owners for a fee.
Newport needs public transport changes and relief road, says council leader
Cllr Dimitri Batrouni said the pace of the city’s growth meant “it doesn’t take a genius to work out we’ll have more people who need to move around”.