St Martin’s headteacher Lee Jarvis confirmed more than 240 pupils are currently off sick, with the school closing to reduce further transmission.
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Bargoed Christmas Market 2025 cancelled due to forecasted high winds
It is the third year in a row where a festive fair has been cancelled in Bargoed due to poor weather.
Caerphilly and Blackwood’s Christmas events bring combined 5,500 visitors to borough
Christmas events in Caerphilly and Blackwood drew more than 5,000 visitors to Caerphilly County Borough last month.
‘Sink or swim’: Young carer sat exam hours after 3am hospital ordeal
A teenage carer sat a GCSE exam only hours after getting home from a hospital at 3am following a family emergency, a Senedd committee has heard.
Council keen to build new respite care centre for adults and children
A new respite centre for adults and children could be built on part of the former Pontllanfraith Comprehensive School site.
HMO plan rejected over layout and flooding fears
Councillors have rejected a bid to convert a Newport home into a new HMO on flooding, layout, and size grounds.
Thumbs up for ‘green’ cement mill which could create 20 jobs
A new mill producing a “green” cement substitute could open in Newport’s docks, creating 20 skilled jobs.
Nine-bed HMO plan likened to ‘sardines in a tin’
Proposals to convert the six-bedroom house at 60 Ombersley Road into an eight-bed HMO were approved in January, but now the applicant is bidding to add another living space.
‘We are on our own’: Unpaid carers forced to ‘beg’ for support
Unpaid carers are being left to “pick up the pieces” of a broken system due to a lack of respite, unsafe hospital discharges and carer’s assessments that result in “nothing at all”.
Church-run Warm Space marks three years of supporting its community
Based at Bethel Baptist church, the warm hub-style scheme was launched in November 2022, with those at the church wanting to do their bit to help out.