Sergeant Ivan Raymond Trafford, of the Canadian Royal Air Force, crashed and died on Caerphilly Mountain in 1941. He would have turned 100 this April.
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Wales’ coronavirus restrictions continue to ease. What you can do from Monday, April 12
The easing of some Wales’ coronavirus restrictions have been brought forward a week, meaning that from May 3, two households will be able to ‘bubble’ and meet indoors and gyms can reopen.
PHS Group wins two national awards for period equality campaign
Caerphilly-based facilities services provider PHS Group has won two national marketing awards for its period equality campaign.
Council cabinet backs business rate relief scheme
Pubs, restaurants, gyms and hotels are among the businesses that will be eligible for the scheme, which will provide support to businesses in the retail, leisure and hospitality industries with a rateable value of £500,000 or less.
Driver given suspended prison sentence after 12-year-old’s death
Cole Roper, 12, from Cefn Fforest, was hit by a car while riding his bike on Pengam Road, Aberbargoed, in September 2019.
New construction training centre opens
Backed by Coleg y Cymoedd, the Construction Hub Academy will provide a range of industry accredited qualifications and short courses.
School expansion approved, despite rugby pitch concerns
Caerphilly Observer understands that local campaigners are likely to launch legal proceedings against Caerphilly County Borough Council over the lawfulness of the way the decision was made.
84-year-old man dies after being hit by car
The incident happened on Bedwas Road at around 12.20pm on Tuesday, April 6, with the road closed for around seven hours.
Police appeal after man punched in head
Police have appealed after a man was reportedly punched in the head in Abercarn last month.
1.5m people in Wales have now been given first coronavirus vaccine dose
Latest figures published by Public Health Wales show 1,502,641 people have received their first vaccine dose, while a further 475,570 people have received two doses of the vaccine.