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Plans for new breast care unit move a step closer

Friday, July 10, 2020Friday, July 10, 2020

The unit would be based at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr, with breast care services across Gwent unified under one roof.

Dawn Bowden MS: “While the cautious approach continues, we can hopefully look forward to a better summer”

Friday, July 10, 2020Friday, July 10, 2020

In her latest blog for Caerphilly Observer, Merthyr and Rhymney MS Dawn Bowden talks about the lifting of coronavirus restrictions, schools, new business units and more.

Job losses confirmed at GE Aviation Wales in Nantgarw

Thursday, July 9, 2020Thursday, July 9, 2020

GE Aviation Wales has announced hundreds of job losses at its plant in Nantgarw.

Lorry driver snared by online paedophile hunters

Thursday, July 9, 2020Thursday, July 9, 2020

A long distance lorry driver was snared by online paedophile hunters when he arranged to meet what he thought was a teenage girl in Caerphilly.

Cinema could stay closed even if restrictions are lifted

Thursday, July 9, 2020Friday, July 10, 2020

Blackwood’s Maxime cinema may not reopen if coronavirus restrictions are lifted.

Engineering firm gets more than £400k grant funding

Thursday, July 9, 2020Thursday, July 9, 2020

A Bedwas-based engineering company has been given a £417k grant to help it deal with the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

All pupils to return to school in September

Thursday, July 9, 2020Thursday, July 9, 2020

Schools will return to full capacity on September 1, with limited social distancing between ‘contact groups’ consisting of around 30 pupils.

Student saddled with debt after father’s death unable to claim support

Thursday, July 9, 2020Friday, July 10, 2020

A young woman has been left with more than £3,000 of debt after her father passed away and she was unable to claim any state help to cover funeral costs.

£4m fund to help grassroots sports clubs announced

Thursday, July 9, 2020Thursday, July 9, 2020

Over £4 million worth of funding has been announced to support grassroots sports clubs in Wales.

Calls for investigation into “unacceptable” FOI request delays

Thursday, July 9, 2020Thursday, July 9, 2020

Between March and May, 69 FOIs submitted to Caerphilly County Borough Council were not answered within the required timeframe.

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