A police officer has kept his job after a four-letter road rage row at a motorway toll booth where he fumed at a Mercedes driver.
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Councillors set to decide on budget plans
The report shows the cabinet’s plans to reduce the proposed council tax increase from 6.95% to 4.7%, after a better-than-expected settlement from the Welsh Government.
Work to build “state-of-the-art” crematorium gets underway
Sirhowy Valley Crematorium will be based on a four-hectare site on land off Sirhowy Enterprise Way and is expected to serve more than 150,000 people as their nearest facility.
Hefin David AM: “I’ve had emails from residents expressing their views about the need to protect front line services in the council budget”
In his latest blog for Caerphilly Observer, Caerphilly AM Hefin David discusses public services, transport, health and the latest Estyn reports.
Plans for 125 new homes lodged with council
Proposals also include moving a stone plinth in honour of the former MP, Sir Harold Finch, which prompted a petition against the development.
Man in court following armed police siege in Blackwood
A Blackwood man has appeared in court following a police siege at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre.
Police investigating after heart defibrillator damaged
The potentially-life saving equipment can be used to help someone who is having a heart attack.
Storm Ciara causes damage across Caerphilly County Borough
A broken clock tower, a tree branch falling onto a railway station and water being blown into a school are among the damages caused by Storm Ciara after it ripped through Caerphilly County Borough.
Trilingual swimming classes aiming to be “as inclusive as possible”
South Wales Swim School aims to teach children aged three and above how to swim through the medium of English, Welsh and British Sign Language (BSL).
Blackwood and Cefn Fforest are no-go areas for gangs
Police have issued dispersal orders for the Blackwood and Cefn Fforest areas in a bid to curb antisocial behaviour.