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Ex-Penallta youth player named as interim Scarlets head coach

Monday, May 10, 2021Monday, May 10, 2021

Cefn Hengoed’s Dai Flanagan has been named as the interim head coach of Scarlets rugby team.

New community councillors elected following by-elections

Monday, May 10, 2021Monday, May 10, 2021

Labour gained a seat on Van Community Council and retained its two seats in BTM, while Plaid maintained its grip on Llanbradach and an independent won in Blackwood.

Labour’s Jeff Cuthbert re-elected as Gwent’s Police and Crime Commissioner

Sunday, May 9, 2021Sunday, May 9, 2021

Labour’s Jeff Cuthbert has been re-elected for a second term as Gwent’s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC).

Regional Senedd Members for South Wales East confirmed

Saturday, May 8, 2021Saturday, May 8, 2021

The South Wales East region will be represented by two Plaid Cymru and two Conservative Senedd Members.

Labour holds Islwyn: Rhianon Passmore re-elected

Friday, May 7, 2021Friday, May 7, 2021

Labour’s Rhianon Passmore has been re-elected as the Senedd Member for Islwyn.Ms Passmore won 9,962 votes, with independent candidate Kevin Etheridge finished second with 4,723 votes.Plaid Cymru’s Rhys Mills came third, with…

Caerphilly re-elects Labour’s Hefin David as its Senedd Member

Friday, May 7, 2021Friday, May 7, 2021

Labour’s Hefin David has been re-elected as Caerphilly’s Senedd Member.Dr David, who was first elected in 2016, polled 13,289 votes, while Plaid Cymru’s Delyth Jewell came second with 8,211.The Welsh Conservative’s Steven…

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney re-elects Labour’s Dawn Bowden as its Senedd Member

Friday, May 7, 2021Friday, May 7, 2021

Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney has re-elected Dawn Bowden as its Senedd Member.

Council facing growing pressure over ‘unlawful’ waste plant planning permission

Friday, May 7, 2021Friday, May 7, 2021

Permission for the plant at the Nine Mile Point industrial estate in Cwmfelinfach was granted in December 2015, despite a series of protests held by residents with concerns over traffic and air pollution.

Voting is over – but what happens now?

Friday, May 7, 2021Friday, May 7, 2021

Counts will get underway today after voters took to the polls to cast their votes in the Senedd Election and Police and Crime Commissioner Election.

Caerphilly Observer marks 200th print edition

Thursday, May 6, 2021Thursday, May 6, 2021

Caerphilly Observer’s 200th print edition hit shelves across Caerphilly County Borough on Thursday, May 6.

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