Fundraisers who took part in the Valleys ‘Relay for Life’ event last year have been honoured at a presentation evening.Held recently at Blackwood’s Maes Manor hotel, the evening was organised by local…
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Cash office closing plan by Caerphilly Council to be reconsidered
Plans to close council Customer First and cash offices are to be reconsidered after opposition from residents.Ruling Plaid Cymru councillors had wanted to close six of seven council cash offices to save…
Ystrad Mynach football team celebrates 34 years in the game
An amateur five-a-side football team is celebrating its 34th anniversary with a special reunion.The team, called Inter Milads, was established in 1977 and while the original line-up are no longer playing, they…
16-year-old Ystrad Mynach boy handed ASBO
A 16-year-old boy from Ystrad Mynach has been given an Antisocial Behaviour Order (ASBO) for his “abusive and intimidating” behaviourDaniel Maslen, of Station Road, was given a two-year ASBO by Caerphilly Magistrates…
Sticky: Police appeal after attempted sexual assault at Ystrad Mynach train station
British Transport Police (BTP) detectives are appealing for information following an attempted sexual assault on a woman at Ystrad Mynach railway station in the early hours of Tuesday January 4.Officers have also…
Tredomen playground re-opens amid political row between Labour and Plaid Cymru
Parents and community volunteers have celebrated the re-opening of a children’s playground in Tredomen – with a war of words breaking out between Labour and Plaid Cymru.The playground was closed down last…
Ystrad Mynach craft business given funding for new equipment
An Ystrad Mynach business which produces bespoke timber designs continues to go from strength-to-strength after it received grant funding throughCaerphilly County Borough Council.Craft Wales, based on the Dyffryn Business Park, manufactures and…
Tesco wins planning row to expand Ystrad Mynach store
Supermarket Tesco has won its legal battle to extend its store in Ystrad Mynach.Caerphilly County Borough Council had refused the company permission to extend the store in November last year after opposition…
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…
Facebook blamed for antisocial behaviour in Ystrad Mynach
Police have blamed social networking sites, such as Facebook, for an increase in gangs of youths drinking on streets.Over the last three weekends, officers from the Ystrad Mynach Neighbourhood Policing Team have…