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Mohammad Asghar MS: “I would have expected and hoped the world had moved on from the days of direct and violent racism, and it saddens me to say, this is not the case”

Wednesday, June 17, 2020Thursday, June 18, 2020

South Wales East Senedd Member Mohammad Asghar recently penned this article for Caerphilly Observer in the days before his sudden and unexpected death.

Number of new coronavirus cases slowing in Caerphilly County Borough

Wednesday, June 17, 2020Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Between June 1 and June 15, just ten people had tested positive for coronavirus.

Council has no plans to introduce booking system at waste centres

Wednesday, June 17, 2020Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Long waiting times at Caerphilly County Borough’s reopened recycling centres has led to calls for the council to introduce a booking system at the sites.

New factory units to be completed by end of the year

Wednesday, June 17, 2020Wednesday, June 17, 2020

The units are being built as part of a £2.9m expansion of the Lawns Industrial Estate in Rhymney.

Plans for 125 new homes rejected by councillors

Wednesday, June 17, 2020Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Councillors went against the advice of planners by refusing permission for the plans on the former Pontllanfraith House site at a planning committee meeting today.

South Wales East Senedd Member Mohammad Asghar has died

Tuesday, June 16, 2020Tuesday, June 16, 2020

South Wales East MS Mohammad Asghar has died aged 74.

Town centres to be revamped as shops prepare to reopen

Tuesday, June 16, 2020Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Town centres across Caerphilly County Borough will be revamped to create safe spaces for shoppers as Wales prepares to get back to business over the coming weeks.

Work to build new metro project begins

Tuesday, June 16, 2020Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Work to build the South Wales Metro has begun on the Rhymney railway line.

Tablet devices distributed across care homes

Tuesday, June 16, 2020Wednesday, June 17, 2020

The devices are being distributed among care homes as part of a Welsh Government scheme.

Blood donation hub to return to leisure centre

Tuesday, June 16, 2020Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Nearly 650 people donated blood at Caerphilly Leisure Centre last month.

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