Alisha Thomas won gold at the WorldSkills contest, where she took part in the Health and Social Care Foundation category.
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Caerphilly to be included in early voting scheme for council election
Caerphilly County Borough residents will be able to vote on the weekend before the council elections as part of a pilot scheme to increase voter participation.
Covid measures relaxed as Wales returns to Alert Level Zero
Wales has returned to Alert Level Zero as restrictions introduced to tackle the Omicron variant have been relaxed.
Senior councillors back new animal welfare rules
New regulations state that any person wishing to sell animals as pets must get a licence from the council.
Council calls for St David’s Day to be made bank holiday
Caerphilly County Borough Council will lobby both the Welsh Government and UK Government to make St David’s Day a national bank holiday.
Hospices to get extra £2.2m funding from Welsh Government
Of this funding, £888,000 will be shared between children’s hospices Ty Hafan and Ty Gobaith, with the remaining £1.3m going to adult hospices.
Self-isolation period to be reduced to five days in Wales
Anyone who tests positive for the virus will be able to end their self-isolation after five days if they record two negative lateral flow tests.
Schools could be allowed to make their own decisions on Covid measures from next month
Wales’ Education Minister Jeremy Miles said decisions could be made by schools in line with the local Covid situation from next month.
MS hoping to start “national conversation” on substance misuse and addiction
South Wales East MS Peredur Owen Griffiths has launched the Senedd’s first ever cross-party group on substance misuse, abuse and addiction.
Small business owners call for long-term plan as Covid restrictions ease
While restrictions are set to be eased as Wales returns to Alert Level Zero at the end of the month, small business owners in Caerphilly County Borough have said they want more to be done to protect their livelihoods going forward.