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Category: News

House fire in Bargoed leaves family with “no possessions”

Monday, July 25, 2022Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Emergency services attended after the the fire on Gilfach Street, which was reported in the early hours of Sunday morning.

21 trolleys pulled from Sirhowy River

Monday, July 25, 2022Monday, July 25, 2022

Twenty-one shopping trolleys were pulled out of the Sirhowy River last week after a frustrated councillor, fed-up with council ‘inaction’ on the matter, intervened.

Cricket Catch-Up: One extreme to the next as week 13 saw rain affect play across the league

Monday, July 25, 2022Monday, July 25, 2022

It was another mixed bag of results for teams across Caerphilly County Borough as the rain did its best to halt proceedings – with reduced overs a factor around the South East Wales Cricket League.

“They were told it couldn’t happen in Caerphilly” – start-up hub celebrates tenth anniversary

Monday, July 25, 2022Monday, July 25, 2022

Start-up business hub Welsh ICE, which was launched at Caerphilly Business Park in 2012, has celebrated its tenth anniversary.

17-year-old girl dies after second fatal Fochriw crash in less than a week

Monday, July 25, 2022Thursday, July 28, 2022

Emergency services were called to a crash on Brook Row, Fochriw, in the early hours of Sunday morning and pronounced a 17-year-old girl dead at the scene.

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS: Farmers facing “extremely serious situation”

Monday, July 25, 2022Monday, July 25, 2022

In his latest blog for Caerphilly Observer, South Wales East MS Peredur Owen Griffiths discusses local businesses, farming regulations and more in his latest blog.

Price back on top of the world despite final defeat

Monday, July 25, 2022Monday, July 25, 2022

Gerwyn Price is darts world number one once again, despite defeat in the World Matchplay title final in Blackpool on Sunday evening.

Elliots Town murder: Family pay tribute to “introverted, lovely person”

Friday, July 22, 2022Friday, July 22, 2022

The parents of a man who was found dead in Elliots Town, New Tredegar, over the weekend have said they were “blessed to be his parents”.

Rhymney kennel fire: Police confirm fourth person arrested

Friday, July 22, 2022Friday, July 22, 2022

A fourth person has now been arrested after a kennel in Rhymney was deliberately set on fire and eight dogs were killed, police have confirmed. 

Welsh Government expands £200 fuel support payment to cover more than 400,000 households

Friday, July 22, 2022Wednesday, October 18, 2023

More than 400,000 low-income households in Wales will be able to get a £200 payment to help cover rising energy costs this autumn and winter.

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