Festive lantern parades will be happening across Caerphilly County Borough next month.From Blackwood to Rhymney, Bargoed to Caerphilly, spectacular lanterns will be paraded through the streets, as families, community groups and organisations…
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A469 Angel Way, Bargoed, closed next week
The A469 Angel Way will be closed to traffic for three days next week to allow essential repair works to the road bridge.The closure will be in place from the junction with…
Rhymney Valley Line re-opened between Bargoed and Rhymney after landslide
Trains between Bargoed and Rhymney have resumed after a landslide caused by heavy rain closed the line.Storm rain on Wednesday night overwhelmed a culvert and caused a 5m-wide hole in a banking…
More shoppers visiting Bargoed town centre
Business is booming in Bargoed – new footfall figures for the town suggest.More than18,000 shoppers visited Bargoed town centre last week with footfall 11% up for the north end of the town…
Advice given about bogus callers and rogue traders
The dangers of unwanted cold callers was made apparent to one sprightly pensioner at a trading standards event last week.Marian Davies, from Bargoed, joined others at the town’s Young at Heart 50+…
Train service between Bargoed and Rhymney stopped until Monday after landslide
UPDATE: Line re-opened at 2pm on FridayTrain services between Bargoed and Rhymney have been halted because of a landslide. Services will not re-start until Monday.Last night heavy rainwater overwhelmed a culvert and…
Police appeal for missing Blackwood woman, 28
Police are appealing for information regarding the whereabouts of 28-year-old Jodie Ann Jones, who has been missing from the Blackwood area since Monday November 15.Jodie is described as 5ft 6in tall with…
Operation Santa appeal 2010 launched
Caerphilly County Borough Council has launched its annual Operation Santa appeal to help more than 650 local children.The children are not helped by any other appeal and have been nominated by social…
Security warning to residents after garage burglary in Tir y Berth
Police in Bargoed are reminding residents to check the security of their sheds and garages following a recent burglary in Pwll y Allt, Tir y Berth, where a garage lock was drilled…
Community projects given almost £130,000 by Caerphilly Council
Six community schemes have been given the green light after Caerphilly County Borough Council agreed to fund them through the Community Regeneration Fund.Organisations from the voluntary sector and community groups from Caerphilly…