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Lloyds Bank confirms its Ystrad Mynach branch will close later this year

Thursday, May 19, 2022Friday, January 20, 2023

Lloyds Bank says the decision is due to a fall in the number of people using the branch.

First Minister confirms new direct bus service to Grange Hospital

Thursday, May 19, 2022Wednesday, October 18, 2023

A new direct bus service connecting Blackwood and Newbridge to the Grange University Hospital is set to be on the road within the next few weeks.

Community grant funding should be “easier to access”

Wednesday, May 18, 2022Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Grant funding from Caerphilly County Borough Council to small groups and charities should be easier to access, according to a group representing the voluntary sector.

Why did Plaid Cymru make gains in the St Cattwg ward?

Wednesday, May 18, 2022Wednesday, May 18, 2022

The St Cattwg ward, along with the Ynysddu ward, were the only wards in which the ruling Labour group lost seats at this month’s council elections.

Football club covers distance from Caerphilly to Kyiv to raise more than £2.5k for Ukraine

Wednesday, May 18, 2022Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Players and coaches at Cwrt Rawlin Football Club have raised more than £2,500 for Ukraine – by collectively walking, running and cycling the distance from Caerphilly to Kyiv.

“When I get out on my bike, there is always the worry in the back of my mind that what happened to my brother could happen to me”

Tuesday, May 17, 2022Tuesday, May 17, 2022

A cyclist who lost his mother and brother to heart problems is taking part in a study to understand how athletes are affected by heart scarring.

Council’s Labour group appoints new leader

Tuesday, May 17, 2022Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Caerphilly County Borough Council’s ruling Labour group has chosen Nelson ward councillor Sean Morgan as its new leader.

Ladies choir to mark comeback with charity concert

Tuesday, May 17, 2022Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Caerphilly Ladies Choir will be performing in front of an audience for the first time in more than two years later this month.

Meet the man looking to conquer all 44 Parkruns in Wales

Monday, May 16, 2022Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Father-of-two David Roberts has so far completed 40 of Wales’ 44 Parkruns – but he’s hoping to have completed them all by the end of the summer.

Queen Mother’s lost car set to be auctioned after more than a decade in a Pontllanfraith garage

Monday, May 16, 2022Monday, May 16, 2022

Trevor Lee purchased a wreck of a Jaguar Daimler DS420 in 2011 but he had no idea of the story behind it.

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