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Inquest into care home deaths underway

Tuesday, January 19, 2021Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Fresh questions were raised about a £15m investigation into care home neglect following the death of the man at its centre – Dr Prana Das – in January last year.

“It’s important we do not drop our guard” as infection rates fall

Monday, January 18, 2021Monday, January 18, 2021

Darren Hughes, director of the Welsh NHS Confederation, has pleaded with the public to continue following coronavirus rules.

Road reopens after lorry crash

Monday, January 18, 2021Monday, January 18, 2021

The A4049, between the Dynevor Arms and New Tredegar Rugby Club, has been closed since the incident.

More than 150,000 people now vaccinated in Wales

Monday, January 18, 2021Tuesday, January 19, 2021

A coronavirus vaccination plan, released by Welsh Government on January 11, says everyone aged 16 and over will have received a vaccine by the autumn.

Bid to change flats development branded a “disgrace”

Friday, January 15, 2021Monday, January 18, 2021

Plans for 18 one-bedroomed flats at the site of a former petrol station in Newport Road were approved in December 2019 by Caerphilly County Borough Council.

18-year-old dealer who advertised drugs on Snapchat jailed

Friday, January 15, 2021Friday, January 15, 2021

Ethan Pope, 18, of Lewis Drive, Caerphilly, has been sentenced to three years in a young offenders institute after pleading guilty to a string of drug offences.

Savings pot will be a “godsend” for council

Friday, January 15, 2021Friday, January 15, 2021

The council has more than £140 million in useable reserves – which is one of the highest levels in Wales.

Stricter rules to be put in place in supermarkets

Friday, January 15, 2021Friday, January 15, 2021

As well as limits on the number of customers in store, shops will also be required by law to provide hand sanitiser and put social distancing signs up.

Negative Covid test needed before travelling to Wales

Friday, January 15, 2021Friday, January 15, 2021

Passengers travelling to Wales from outside the Common Travel Area will have to test negative for coronavirus before being allowed to depart, as part of new rules coming into force on January 18.

Transport for Wales to reduce services due to coronavirus

Friday, January 15, 2021Friday, January 15, 2021

The timetable changes will be introduced across the rail network from Monday, January 25.

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