Tom Hicks

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Support quality, independent, local journalism…that mattersFrom just £1 a month you can help fund our work – and use our website without adverts. Become a member todayFrom Sunday June 1, single-use vapes will be banned across the whole of the UK to reduce the environmental harm caused by their production and incorrect disposal. Keep Wales Tidy estimates that over just one year, 360,000 disposable vapes are littered on the ground in Wales alone, while 120,000 are flushed down the toilet.

1 week ago | caerphilly.observer | Tom Hicks

Support quality, independent, local journalism…that mattersFrom just £1 a month you can help fund our work – and use our website without adverts. Become a member todayAber Valley YMCA has benefited from a £18,500 National Lottery grant to replace the floor in its hall, which it says will be “massive” for the community.

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Support quality, independent, local journalism…that mattersFrom just £1 a month you can help fund our work – and use our website without adverts. Become a member todayCaerphilly’s annual art exhibition is open, and has already been described as a “great success” by those involved. The exhibition, which is held inside the Twyn Community Centre, opened on Tuesday May 27 when marine artist Nick John Rees judged the competition.

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Support quality, independent, local journalism…that mattersFrom just £1 a month you can help fund our work – and use our website without adverts. Become a member todayA new mural in Crosskeys has been unveiled, with those involved hoping it will help unite a “divided” village. Nicola Ankin, who is from Crosskeys, managed to raise more than £7,000 for the work, which spans the underside of the bridge on Islwyn Road.

1 week ago | caerphilly.observer | Tom Hicks

Support quality, independent, local journalism…that mattersFrom just £1 a month you can help fund our work – and use our website without adverts. Become a member todayParents are calling on a comprehensive school to reinstate a scrapped GCSE course described as “more than just a subject”. Bedwas High School will not be offering music as an option for pupils choosing their GCSE subjects this year, despite 11 pupils wanting to study it.