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Pupils evacuated in school bomb scare

Thursday, December 1, 2022Thursday, December 1, 2022

Pupils were evacuated from Islwyn High School yesterday afternoon after it received a bomb threat.

Wreath making in Rhymney proves green skills are for life, not just for Christmas

Wednesday, November 30, 2022Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Routes2ife provided some “hands-on” fun at the Cost of Living Roadshow in Rhymney.

Former pub could be converted into five-bedroom home

Wednesday, November 30, 2022Wednesday, November 30, 2022

A closed-down pub in Blackwood could be turned into a home, if plans are approved by Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Volunteers knit blankets for those less fortunate this Christmas

Wednesday, November 30, 2022Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Volunteer knitters have spent a combined 2,150 hours knitting and crocheting blankets for those less fortunate this Christmas.

HSBC announces its Blackwood bank branch will close next year

Wednesday, November 30, 2022Monday, December 5, 2022

The Blackwood High Street branch will close next July and is one of more than 100 set to close across the UK next year.

Council house rent hike of 6.5% looks set to be approved

Wednesday, November 30, 2022Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Rent increases for council houses in Caerphilly County Borough have been backed by scrutiny councillors – with the proposal now set to go to cabinet for a final decision.

Double win for retailer at Caerphilly Business Club Awards 2022

Tuesday, November 29, 2022Tuesday, November 29, 2022

The handmade soap and candle shop collected Start-up of the Year and Independent Retailer of the Year at Bryn Meadows Golf Hotel and Spa, near Maesycwmmer, on Friday, November 25.

Community organisations “turned the town pink” for new Breast Care Centre

Tuesday, November 29, 2022Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Money raised by Pontllanfraith Inner Wheel, Friends of Harmony and Blackwood High Street will help fund Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr new Breast Care Centre.

Blood cancer survivor meets donor who saved his life five years ago

Tuesday, November 29, 2022Tuesday, November 29, 2022

In 2017, Robert Morgan was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer and was told his only chance of survival was to have a bone marrow transplant.

More than a dozen wind turbines could be built as residents are asked for their say

Tuesday, November 29, 2022Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Residents are being asked for their opinion on a proposed wind farm, which could see around 14 200-metre high turbines but surrounding the Aber Valley.

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