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Gymnastics academy celebrates award success

Tuesday, January 28, 2020Tuesday, January 28, 2020

A Crumlin-based gymnastics academy is celebrating after winning two awards the British Gymnastics National Awards ceremony.

Appeal after 13-year-old girl hit by car

Monday, January 27, 2020Monday, January 27, 2020

The girl received minor injuries to her neck and legs after being hit by a black Ford Focus.

Police tax precept could rise by nearly 7%

Monday, January 27, 2020Monday, January 27, 2020

Council tax payers in Gwent could face a rise of 6.99% in their police precepts from April for the second year running.

Cross Keys shut out Glamorgan Wanderers as hot run of form continues

Monday, January 27, 2020Monday, January 27, 2020

The win extends the Keys’ recent upturn in form, winning five of their last seven games.

New athletics track approved by council

Monday, January 27, 2020Monday, January 27, 2020

Caerphilly is currently one of six local authorities in Wales without a synthetic athletics track.

Caerphilly Market celebrates its tenth year… in Brittany

Friday, January 24, 2020Friday, January 24, 2020

The weekly food market, held in the Breton town of Lannion every Sunday, is called “Marché de Caerphilly” – which translates as “Caerphilly Market”.

Leader’s apology after questioning councillor as “ineffective and superfluous”

Friday, January 24, 2020Friday, January 24, 2020

The leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council has apologised after questioning whether a fellow councillor felt “ineffective and superfluous”.

Burned-out highways van abandoned on public pathway

Friday, January 24, 2020Friday, January 24, 2020

A burned-out highways van was left abandoned on a public pathway in Caerphilly town for almost two weeks.

Increase in number of Universal Credit claimants

Friday, January 24, 2020Friday, January 24, 2020

Of Wales’ 22 local authorities, Caerphilly has the sixth highest number of Universal Credit claimants, rising one place from seventh.

Primary school praised in parliament for single-use plastic campaign

Thursday, January 23, 2020Thursday, January 23, 2020

Pupils at Waunfawr Primary School were successful in their campaign to replace their plastic milk cartons with reusable glass bottles.

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