Blackwood Town Cricket Club has bought new kits after a £300 donation from Wales and West Utilities.
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Calls to end “outdated and cruel” animal prize giving
The RSPCA has urged councils to ban the practice of pets being given away as prizes – something which is already banned in Caerphilly County Borough.
Cocaine dealer jailed for three years
Cocaine dealer Callum Pugh, 26, of Highmead, Pontllanfraith, has been jailed for three years.
Man climbs Pen y Fan seven days in a row to raise more than £4k for charity
Anthony Williams, 46, from Caerphilly, walked 100 miles and climbed Pen y Fan seven days in a row to raise money for Parkinson’s UK and Dementia UK.
Borough to take part in Home Office asylum seeker scheme
The council’s cabinet has agreed to become an ‘asylum dispersal area’ – meaning it will work with the UK Government Home Office to provide support to five asylum seeking families.
Will schools be back to ‘normal’ in September?
In England, bubbles are set to be scrapped in schools alongside the need to social distance and wear masks. But what is happening in Wales?
Health board “pleased” with number of walk-in coronavirus vaccinations
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board has said it is “pleased” with the number of people who attended a walk-in vaccination session at Newbridge Leisure Centre.
FAW criticised by deputy minister over handling of women’s football revamp
The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has been criticised by a Welsh Government Deputy Minister for the way it communicated its revamp of women’s football in Wales
Dawn Bowden MS: “It was a great pleasure to see our young people back active again”
In her latest blog for Caerphilly Observer, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney MS Dawn Bowden discusses community rugby, street surgeries, common land and more.
Motorcyclist in hospital following 5am crash on road between Bargoed and Deri
A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital following an early morning crash between Bargoed and Deri.