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Council home rents to go up by 1.5%

Friday, February 12, 2021Friday, February 12, 2021

The average weekly rent for council house tenants go up by £1.36, or £92.02 a year.

Mother jailed for running drugs ‘pharmacy’ from home

Thursday, February 11, 2021Thursday, February 11, 2021

Shalane Hodder, 36, of Philip Street, Trinant, imported drugs from Siberia and India and sold them using messaging service WhatsApp.

Man caught drug dealing at nightclub jailed

Thursday, February 11, 2021Thursday, February 11, 2021

Leon Sullivan, 23, of Claude Road, Caerphilly, will spend two years in prison and two years out on licence.

Missing teenager found after police appeal

Thursday, February 11, 2021Friday, February 12, 2021

Lewys Lintern, 16, from Caerphilly, has been reported missing. He was last seen at his home on Saturday, February 6.

“I made the mistake of trying to bottle things up”

Thursday, February 11, 2021Thursday, February 11, 2021

Councillor Jamie Pritchard has opened up about his past mental health struggles and urged others to seek help if they are struggling.

‘Perfect storm’ on horizon for Welsh businesses

Thursday, February 11, 2021Thursday, February 11, 2021

The body has pointed to upcoming business rates payments due in April and the ending of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.

Rising star set to play in snooker’s Welsh Open

Wednesday, February 10, 2021Friday, February 12, 2021

Dylan Emery, 19, from Caerphilly, is set to compete at the Welsh Open for the first time.

More than 100,000 people in health board area have had first vaccine dose

Wednesday, February 10, 2021Wednesday, February 10, 2021

More than 100,000 people living in the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board area have now had a first coronavirus vaccine dose.

More support for freelancers working in creative sectors

Wednesday, February 10, 2021Wednesday, February 10, 2021

The new round of support funding from the Cultural Recovery Fund will mean each of the freelancers already supported will receive an additional £2,500 to support them through this extended period of reduced activity.

Worry over sewage problem at planned site of new rugby pitch

Wednesday, February 10, 2021Wednesday, February 10, 2021

The new pitch will replace one that looks set to be lost at Penallta RFC when the council expands nearby Trinity Fields School, which is for pupils with additional learning needs.

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