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Tag: coronavirus

Funeral directors concerned over lack of PPE

Wednesday, April 22, 2020Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Dean Thomas, managing director of Caerphilly Funeral Services, said: “We have very little PPE despite promises and we have no masks left at all.”

Welsh Government fails to hit coronavirus testing targets

Wednesday, April 22, 2020Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Welsh health minister Vaughan Gething said social distancing measures meant it was not necessary to undertake 5,000 tests every day.

Parks and cemeteries to remain closed, council says

Wednesday, April 22, 2020Wednesday, April 22, 2020

The council has confirmed parks, cemeteries and skate parks will remain closed until further notice.

Gwent Police will review fines handed out for breaching coronavirus lockdown

Tuesday, April 21, 2020Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Fines handed out to the public for allegedly breaching lockdown rules will be reviewed, Gwent Police has said.

Swan caught in fishing line rescued from pond

Tuesday, April 21, 2020Tuesday, April 21, 2020

RSPCA Cymru said the incident “acts as another reminder as to the dangers fishing litter pose to Wales’ animals.”

Government’s coronavirus job retention scheme up and running

Monday, April 20, 2020Monday, April 20, 2020

The scheme will allow employers to claim grants covering up to 80% of furloughed staff wages, capped at £2,500 a month.

Price eliminated from inaugural Home Tour darts series

Monday, April 20, 2020Monday, April 20, 2020

Gerwyn Price was beaten by Englishman Luke Woodhouse in the tournament, which saw competitors compete from their own homes.

Printing company making free visors for frontline staff

Monday, April 20, 2020Monday, April 20, 2020

Lexon Group is aiming to produce 10,000 visors and is looking to distribute them across Caerphilly County Borough and neighbouring areas.

Gerwyn Price to star in stay-at-home darts series streamed online

Friday, April 17, 2020Friday, April 17, 2020

Gerwyn Price will be competing from the comfort of his own home.

Former Marine runs marathon on driveway for NHS

Friday, April 17, 2020Friday, April 17, 2020

A former Royal Marine from Bedwas has completed a marathon on his driveway to raise money for the NHS.

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