A Caerphilly county borough Principal has been awarded an MBE for services to Special Education in Wales.Ian Elliott, Principal at Trinity Fields School and Resource Centre in Ystrad Mynach, was awarded an…
Author: Richard Gurner
Residents to have their say on proposals to replace Oakdale and Pontllanfraith schools
A public consultation is underway on plans by Caerphilly County Borough Council to replace Oakdale and Pontllanfraith comprehensive schools with a new building.The first phase of the council’s ‘Secondary Rationalisation Programme’ aims…
New jobs for contact centre after Welsh Government grant
A Nantgarw contact centre has been awarded a grant from the Wales Economic Growth Fund (WEGF), allowing it to create 16 new jobs.Connect Assist, a specialist supplier of helplines and digital services…
Gwent Police to trial body-worn cameras on officers through Home Office funding
Gwent Police officers are to be equipped with body-worn cameras as part of a UK-wide trial funded by the Home Office.The force is one of six to trial the cameras and has…
Community at the heart of the future for St Barrwg’s Church in Bedwas
Work will begin this year to save a historic Grade II* listed church whose future was threatened with an infestation of death watch beetles.St Barrwg’s Church, in Bedwas, which dates from the…
Rugby Union: Bargoed RFC 15 Bedwas RFC 16
Bedwas took the honours by the slenderest of margins against a Bargoed side that never gave up and deserve a great deal of credit.
Caerphilly County Borough has 3,000 empty homes
Almost 3,000 homes across Caerphilly County Borough are lying empty, according to figures released under the Freedom of Information Act.Out of the 2,874 homes that were empty, 888 have been vacant for…
Natural Resources Wales warns Bryn Compost for breaching permit
A composting site has been served with a formal warning from Natural Resources Wales after residents living nearby complained of the smell – but its owners have claimed they have been misjudged.The…
Man charged with murder of Trinant man Ian Davies
A 26-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Trinant man Ian Davies.Mr Davies, 27, was attacked in Marshfield Road Trinant at around 7.30pm on January 11 and suffered a wound…
Young Crumlin gymnasts raise the bar
Young gymnasts have finished well in the Welsh Floor and Vault Championships held in Swansea on Sunday December 15. In the Under 7s, Wil Wheeler took second overall with Thomas Gregory close…