Police are appealing for information following a robbery in Clive Street, Caerphilly town.Around 6.30pm on Thursday April 10, two men attacked a 28-year-old man at the rear of Clive Street and stole…
Author: Richard Gurner
Caerphilly start-up RecRock set to play on in music business
In a regular feature each fortnight, Caerphilly Observer is profiling a business based at the Welsh Innovation Centre for Enterprise. Welsh ICE is a hub for new businesses at Caerphilly Business Park and is currently home to around 60 start-ups. This week we look at RecRock.
Stagecoach to cut bus services in Caerphilly
Bus firm Stagecoach has said some of its bus services in Caerphilly County Borough will be axed because of public spending cuts by the Welsh Government.Wales’ largest bus operator has announced plans…
1,000 trees for Ynysddu
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…
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…