Nicholas Thomas
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- Sep 2, 2026
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Tributes paid after 'pillar of community' dies (opens the original)
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Tributes have been paid to a Welsh councillor who has died after a period of illness. Caerphilly county borough councillor Nigel George, who has been described as "determined, passionate" and a figure who will be "greatly missed", served his community for over a decade. An announcement from Caerphilly County Borough Council said Mr George died on the weekend "after a period of illness". He represented the Risca East ward and was first elected to the council in 2011. Mr George was also appointed
Huge expansion plan for Home Bargains store (opens the original)
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The Home Bargains store in Blackwood can expand into a neighbouring unit, council planners have decided. The discount retailer has proposed merging its site at Blackwood Gate Retail Park with the neighbouring premises - Sports Direct shop - and refurbishing it to create one larger store. Planning agents at Quod said the "upsizing" of the store would allow Home Bargains to "further invest in the local area". The proposals would bring "socio-economic benefits" to the town, "including the retention
Parents in disbelief after shop served alcohol to their 11-year-old son (opens the original)
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A shop in Caerphilly borough reportedly served alcohol to an 11-year-old boy. A council licensing committee has now heard the shop could have its licence suspended over the incident which has been described as "damning". The boy's parents alerted Caerphilly County Borough Council's trading standards team, which found a litany of "further concerns about the management" of Village Stores, on High Street, Nelson. The police and health board have backed calls for the licence to be suspended, effecti
Residents on Welsh street 'living like prisoners' for years dealt new blow (opens the original)
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Residents who say they feel trapped and like prisoners in their own homes after the bridge which leads to the houses was closed over safety worries have been dealt a huge new blow. People living at Forge Mews in Bassaleg remain in limbo five years to the month since Bassaleg Bridge, which connects the houses to the other side of the bridge over the Ebbw, after funding applications for the next stage of the project were unsuccessful. In August 2021 residents at Forge Mews found themselves isolate
People complain Welsh town has too many nail bars (opens the original)
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Plans for a new nail salon in Blackwood town centre have been approved despite some local concerns about the prevalence of such businesses. Applicant Binh Dinh Hoang has been granted planning permission to complete the conversion of a former estate agent's office at the town's 117 High Street. A Caerphilly County Borough Council planning report shows the local authority received 14 objections during a recent public consultation period. The objectors raised concerns "regarding the concentration o
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