Gwent has the second highest number of young road traffic casualties in England and Wales according to new statistics.Figures released by the RAC Foundation show that between 2008 and 2012 17% of…
Author: Gareth Hill
‘SILENCED’ – Councillors told not to comment on Nant Llesg opencast mine plan
Campaigners against a proposed opencast mine have claimed councillors are being silenced on the issue. Councillors on the Planning Committee have been told by Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Legal Department not to…
Caerphilly voters urged to head to the polls for European elections
Voters will go to the polls on May 22 to elect politicians to represent Wales in the European Parliament.
Proms in the Park the latest victim of Caerphilly Council budget cuts
The BBC’s Proms in the Park is the latest event to be axed in Caerphilly due to council budget cuts.The town has hosted the event, to mark the Last Night of the…
Caerphilly Council scrap Home Improvement Grants that put cash in landlords’ hands
Almost a million pound was spent on Home Improvement Grants by Caerphilly County Borough Council last year – the majority going to private landlords.
Caerphilly grass fires cost taxpayers £140,000
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service has been called to 72 deliberate grass fires in Caerphilly County Borough since March 1.
Caerphilly Council leader Harry Andrews to retire
Caerphilly County Borough Council leader Harry Andrews has announced he is standing down to spend more time with his family.
HOUNDED OUT – Paedophile targeted by angry Pontlottyn residents
Enraged residents gathered to drive a convicted paedophile out of his home.To cheers and chants of “scum”, police escorted a man, named locally as sex-offender Ian Hook, and a woman from the…
Use of food banks double to record levels
A generation of children are being forced to rely on food banks, according to new statistics.Food banks in Caerphilly County Borough are busier than ever as the number of people needing emergency…
Councillors approve solar power farm for Gelligaer
A solar power farm the size of 46 football pitches will be built near Gelligaer.