With Halloween coinciding with Wales’ 17-day firebreak lockdown this year, residents decided to get creative and decorate their own scarecrows.
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Calls for fund to help businesses affected by pandemic to reopen
The £100 million development fund of the Welsh Government’s wider £300m Economic Resilience Fund (ERF) opened for applications on October 28, but closed a little more than a day later.
Council ordered to pay £90k after fishing club legal battle
Contractors for the council drained the lake at Parc Cwm Darran, in Deri, in April 2013 to carry out maintenance work. However, they failed to tell the Rhymney Valley and District Angling Society beforehand.
Anger as more than 40 extra homes could be built on greenfield site
Contentious plans for a development on fields in Cwmgelli, Blackwood, were approved on appeal after initially being refused by Caerphilly County Borough Council in 2015.
Firm handed enforcement notice after land contaminated with plastic
The Bryn Group, a waste and aggregates firm operating out of Gelliargwellt Farm, near Gelligaer, has apologised for the pollution.
Blackwood’s Maxime cinema to reopen on November 9
It is expected that the cinema will be able to sell food and drink when it reopens.
Man jailed for torturing hedgehog
Richard Coyle, 54, of no fixed abode, had denied two animal cruelty charges at Newport Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, November 3, but was found guilty.
Temporary coronavirus test centre to stay in Bargoed for another week
A mobile coronavirus testing unit is to stay in Bargoed until Monday, November 9.
Post-firebreak restrictions welcomed by federation
The Federation of Small Businesses Wales has welcomed the announcement that pubs, cafes, restaurants, gyms and non-essential shops will open following the end of Wales’ firebreak lockdown.
Young father jailed over stabbing near Caerphilly Castle
A young dad was jailed for a knife attack on the banks of Caerphilly Castle moat.