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Ron Davies confirms interest in Police Commissioner role

 

Former Welsh Secretary and Caerphilly councillor Ron Davies has confirmed his interest in standing for election as a Police Commissioner.

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Free scheme to help strengthen families

 

A project pledging to get parents and young people talking openly about the issues that affect them the most will be offering places again to local families this Spring.

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MRI scanner installed at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr

 

Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr will be able to perform MRI scans on patients after new equipment was installed at the hospital.

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Two wanted by police for shoplifting in Ystrad Mynach

 
Police would like to speak to these men in connection with shoplifting at Premier stores in Ystrad Mynach

Police in Ystrad Mynach would like to speak to these two men in connection with an incident of shoplifting on Wednesday January 18.

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House prices fall by 5.3% in Caerphilly County Borough

 

House prices in Caerphilly County Borough fell by 5.3% in 2011, according to figures from the Land Registry.

The average price of a house in the area is now £98,546 compared to £104,171 in December 2010.

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400-name petition handed into Assembly to save autism service

 
Campaigners to save CASS and (front row from left to right) Cllr Martyn James (Ystrad Mynach ward), William Powell AM (Chair of the Petitions Committee) and Russell George AM (Petitions Committee member).

Parents campaigning against a cut in funding for children with autism have handed in a 400 signature petition to the Welsh Assembly.

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Bargoed motorists warned not to park illegally

 

Police in Bargoed town centre are warning motorists not to park illegally after a rise in motorists parking on pavements.

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Energlyn train station back on transport agenda

 

Caerphilly looks set to have a new train station at Energlyn – despite the project being ditched almost a year ago.

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Met Office issues snow warning for much of Caerphilly County Borough

 
Snow has fallen in Rhymney - Picture: Traffic Wales

Update: Ice warning in Caerphilly County Borough after snow
Updated: Monday January 30th, 9.43am
The Met Office has issued a “be prepared” warning for more snow across Caerphilly County Borough up until midday Monday.

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Two escape by jumping from burning building in Rhymney

 

Update: Police investigate second arson attack in Rhymney
A man and a woman escaped a suspected arson attack by jumping from a window of the burning building.

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£1,000 for missing dog thought to have been shot at

 
Four-year-old Siberian Husky Koda went missing after being taken for a walk near Eglwysilan  Church in Abertridwr earlier this month.

A £1,000 reward is being offered for information to find a missing husky dog which may have been shot at.

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Exhibition to mark 100 years since Pontllanfraith man’s Titanic distress call

 
Artie Moore and his shack where he experimented with radio

The sinking of the Titanic was a disaster that made headlines around the world, but not many people know one of the first people to receive the ship’s SOS call was in Pontllanfraith.

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