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October 7 2011, 9.00AM Caerphilly Observer
New Caerphilly Police Station opens Monday
Caerphilly town’s new police station is to open its doors from Monday. The Caerphilly Neighbourhood Policing Team will move into the new addr...
September 21 2011, 5.00PM Caerphilly Observer
Gwent Police Authority’s response to introduction of elected commissioner
The Gwent Police force area is to have an elected commissioner from November 2012 after a new law was passed. Despite opposition from the Welsh Gov...
August 9 2011, 1.30PM Caerphilly Observer
Gwent Police Authority re-launches website
Residents are being asked how they would spend the budget of Gwent Police as part of a new website. Gwent Police Authority, the body in charge of G...
July 15 2011, 1.00PM Caerphilly Observer
Gwent Police appoints new Assistant Chief Constable
Gwent Police Authority has appointed Simon Prince as Assistant Chief Constable for Gwent Police. Mr Prince, who had been acting as temporary Assist...
July 14 2011, 11.41AM Caerphilly Observer
Crime in Gwent falls by 10%
Overall crime in the area covered by Gwent Police fell by 10%, accroding to new Home Office figures. The figures, which cover the12 months to March...
June 9 2011, 5.00PM Caerphilly Observer
Caerphilly Council to buy Markham Resource Centre
Caerphilly County Borough Council has agreed to buy Markham Resource Centre from Gwent Police in a £57,500 deal. The building, a former police sta...
May 27 2011, 11.00AM Caerphilly Observer
Gwent Police Authority re-elects chairwoman for fifth year
Gwent Police Authority, the body which oversees policing in the Gwent area, has re-elected its chairwoman. Cilla Davies has been re-appointed for t...
April 20 2011, 4.45PM Caerphilly Observer
Crime down by 9% across Gwent area
Crime in the Gwent Police force area has fallen, according to new Home Office statistics. The figures, which cover the 12 months to December 2010, ...
April 5 2011, 10.00AM Caerphilly Observer
Gwent Police name new Deputy Chief Constable
Gwent Police has announced its new Deputy Chief Constable. Jeff Farrar has taken over from predecessor Carmel Napier, who has recently replaced the...
February 23 2011, 10.04AM Caerphilly Observer
Caerphilly Council’s cabinet set to agree council tax freeze
The executive cabinet of Caerphilly County Borough Council is set to approve proposals to freeze council tax for this coming financial year at a me...
February 21 2011, 3.00PM Caerphilly Observer
Gwent Police budget for 2011-12 agreed – 3.7% council tax increase
The proportion of council tax that pays for policing in Caerphilly County Borough is to increase by 3.7%. The rise will mean the average band D hom...
January 25 2011, 8.00AM Caerphilly Observer
New Gwent Police Chief Constable appointed
The new Chief Constable of Gwent Police has been announced. Carmel Napier, the force’s current Deputy Chief Constable, will take over from th...
December 30 2010, 1.00PM Caerphilly Observer
Public urged to have their views on police plan
People are being urged to send in their views on Government plans to reform policing. The Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill, if passed i...
December 17 2010, 1.00PM Caerphilly Observer
Gwent Police launch mobile police stations
Gwent Police has launched a fleet of three “mobile police stations” to serve areas without a police station. The vehicles, which cost t...
December 10 2010, 11.00AM Caerphilly Observer
Caerphilly Police Station to be sold off to save cash
Caerphilly Police Station, which is housed in the old urban district council building on Mountain Road, is to be sold off to save £50,000 a year. ...
December 9 2010, 1.00PM Caerphilly Observer
Islwyn MP warns of black hole in Gwent Police budget
Islwyn MP Chris Evans has warned that cuts to the policing budget will have a huge impact on frontline policing in Gwent. Labour MP Mr Evans said: ...
October 27 2010, 9.00AM Caerphilly Observer
Gwent Police Authority praised in inspectorate report
Gwent Police Authority – the body charged with overseeing Gwent Police force – has welcomed a report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of...
September 29 2010, 3.00PM Caerphilly Observer
Views sought on elected police commissioner plan
Gwent Police Authority is asking for people’s views on Government plans to introduce elected police commissioners. The Government wants to replac...
September 22 2010, 5.00PM Caerphilly Observer
Gwent Police chief against elected commissioners
The top police officer in Gwent has voiced his concern about plans to introduce directly-elected police commissioners. Under the plans, mooted by t...
August 4 2010, 9.03AM Caerphilly Observer
Caerphilly MP Wayne David critical of elected Police Commissioners plan
Caerphilly’s Labour MP Wayne David has spoken out against government plans to introduce directly elected Police Commissioners labelling the i...
June 24 2010, 7.33AM Caerphilly Observer
Jet-ski seized as crime crackdown leads to arrests across Caerphilly county
A one-day blitz on crime saw 24 criminals arrested in Caerphilly county yesterday. (Wednesday, June 23) Suspected burglars, thieves, violent crimin...
June 12 2010, 3.31PM Caerphilly Observer
Gwent Police Authority re-elects chairwoman
Gwent Police Authroity has re-elected Cilla Davies as its chair. Mrs Davies has been re-elected for the fourth year running. Before becoming Chair ...
May 27 2010, 9.53AM Caerphilly Observer
Gwent Police Authority looking for new independent member
Gwent Police Authority, the body in charge of how policing is run in the area, is looking for a new member. The new Independent Member appointment ...
May 14 2010, 3.32PM Caerphilly Observer
Gwent Police appoints four new custody watchdogs
Gwent Police has appointed four new volunteer inspectors to check how people in custody are treated. The four will join an existing nine volunteers...
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