Young people from Ynysddu gave their green fingers an airing last week by planting trees in an area close to their school to create a new community woodland.The tree planting event was…
Author: Richard Gurner
Labour councillors hit back over ‘Bedroom Tax’ claims
Labour councillors have hit back over claims Caerphilly County Borough Council is not doing enough to help tenants affected by the so-called ‘Bedroom Tax’ saying campaigners were “sniping” from the sidelines.During a…
Enzo Calzaghe opens memorabilia shop in Newbridge
Boxing legend Enzo Calzaghe has opened a memorabilia shop in Newbridge to share the history of Team Calzaghe with his home town.The 65-year-old trained his 46-time undefeated world champion son Joe Calzaghe…
Caerphilly firemen get made-up in aid of cancer charity
Caerphilly firefighters put their own twist on a recent internet craze which has raised £8 million for Cancer Research UK.Women have been posting up pictures of themselves, or ‘selfies’, with no make-up…
Post Offices in Ystrad Mynach and Cefn Hengoed revamped
Two newly modernised Post Offices have been officially opened.Ystrad Mynach Post Office, in Penallta Road, has been refitted while Cefn Hengoed Post Office has moved into Magnum Stores in Hengoed Avenue.The revamped…
Mystery continues over missing Abertridwr man Trevor Elias two years after he was last seen
Detectives investigating the disappearance of 77-year-old Abertridwr man Trevor Elias are no closer to finding him two years after he first went missing.Mr Elias was reported missing on Saturday April 7, 2012…
Pepperoni meets Picasso as Caerphilly toddler gets a pizza portrait
Everyone’s splattered pizza all over their face at some point in their life but this little boy got his face all over a pizza.Two-year-old Evan Williams got the star treatment when Domino’s…
Police charge man, 36, in connection with Newbridge assault
A 36-year-old man has been charged with attempted assault after an attack which left a 27-year-old woman needing hospital treatment.The attack happened on Yewtree Road in Newbridge on Wednesday April 2. The…
Welsh Government proposes public ban on e-cigarettes and minimum pricing of alcohol
Proposals to introduce a public ban on e-cigarettes and minimum alcohol pricing in Wales have been outlined by the Welsh Government.In a public health white paper, Health Minister Mark Drakeford has outlined…
Caerphilly Council bailiff fees to rise
Council tax and business rate payers will have to pay higher fees if bailiffs are used to reclaim arrears from April 6.Payers who are subject to a Magistrates Court Liability Order will…