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Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price visits Caerphilly on campaign trail

Caerphilly Observer chatted with Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price about some of the key issues going into the Senedd Election.

Caerphilly County Borough Council has lodged a planning application to demolish 23 properties on the A472 in Hafodyrynys, near Crumlin.

Lauren Williams recently earned a silver medal at the Taekwondo European Championships in Bulgaria.

Sean Gregory, from Caerphilly, worked as a stop motion animator on ‘A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon’ – which has been nominated for an Oscar.

Caerphilly-based butter producer Castle Dairies will be giving 2% of its yearly profits towards bursaries for disadvantaged young students.

Bomper Studio has worked on the video for Foo Fighters’ latest track Chasing Birds – the second video it has produced for the American rock band.

Cwmcarn Forest Drive has been closed since 2014 to allow for the felling of about 150,000 trees affected by a tree disease.

On Our Doorstep – Ar Ein Rhiniog will be the working title of a new successful arts grant bid submitted by Aber Valley arts group Undercurrents.

Funding was at the forefront of a Senedd Election hustings in Caerphilly, which was run by the Welsh headteachers’ union.

Gwent Police has had to get involved after a “serious” threat was made against an elected councillor.