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Fortnightly bin collections to start in October

Tuesday, August 25, 2009Thursday, October 22, 2009

Rubbish collections across Caerphilly County Borough are to be reduced to once a fortnight starting in October. From this week a team of “doorstep recycling advisors” will be pounding the streets and…

Blackwood to get street pastors in bid to curb street crime

Tuesday, August 25, 2009Monday, August 24, 2009

A scheme started to beat violent crime on the streets of Jamaica and which was rolled out in London’s Brixton is to be introduced in Blackwood. The town centre is to have…

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Caerphilly safety wardens spend almost 8,000 hours on patrol

Tuesday, August 25, 2009Monday, August 24, 2009

Community safety wardens attended more than 4,500 antisocial behaviour hotspots in Caerphilly County Borough, figures released by the council show. In the year 2008/09 Caerphilly County Borough Council’s team of safety wardens,…

Bargoed PSCO honoured for hard work

Monday, August 24, 2009Sunday, August 23, 2009

A Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) from Bargoed has been recognised for his hard work and dedication by a local community group. PCSO Neville Davies, from the Bargoed Neighbourhood Policing Team, has…

Business finds new home in Ystrad Mynach

Monday, August 24, 2009Friday, December 10, 2010

An award-winning business offering a range of hand-crafted timber products has moved to a new base in Ystrad Mynach. Craft Wales Ltd designs, manufactures and installs bespoke products mostly made from locally-sourced…

YouTube success for Gwent Police road crash film

Sunday, August 23, 2009Friday, September 23, 2011

A hard-hitting film by Gwent Police warning of the dangers of texting on a mobile while driving has had more than a million views on YouTube. The four minute film, called Cow, tells…

Caerphilly woman with swine flu dies

Friday, August 21, 2009Friday, October 16, 2009

A 55-year-old Caerphilly woman has become the first person in Wales to die with swine flu. The unnamed woman was first admitted to the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport on August 2…

Kiwi Tito backs Wales to end All-Blacks win drought

Friday, August 21, 2009

Cardiff Blues captain Paul Tito reckons Wales can beat New Zealand for the first time in 56 years this autumn Wales open their campaign on November 7 with a mouth-watering clash against…

Caerphilly A-level students make the grade

Friday, August 21, 2009Wednesday, April 17, 2013

A-level students in Caerphilly county borough have been praised for their hard work after pass rates hit record levels. Caerphilly students had an overall pass rate of 97.7% (Grades A – E),…

Fly-tipping at Rhymney industrial estate investigated

Thursday, August 20, 2009Sunday, August 23, 2009

An investigation has been launched by Environment Agency officials and council staff after two lorry loads of waste were dumped on an industrial estate. Two large lorry loads of fly-tipped waste was…

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