A European-funded project is offering free training to help get people back into work.QWEST, which stands for Quality, Work, Employability, Skills and Training, provides a wide range of accredited training courses designed…
Author: Richard Gurner
1,100 helped by Safer Caerphilly Community Safety Partnership
Nearly 1,100 victims and witnesses in Caerphilly County Borough have benefited from a service offering support and guidance to help tackle antisocial behaviour.The Safer Caerphilly Community Safety Partnership has offered specialist support…
Website turns to power of the crowd for investment funding
A would-be entrepreneur from Caerphilly has turned to internet users for investment into his homegrown geek website Chaos Hour.
Rugby Union: Blackwood Stars RFC 30 – Beaufort RFC 3
By Matthew John, of Blackwood Stars RFCBlackwood Stars won this encounter against a strong physical side; we all knew that Beaufort would be a hard side to play against.The first 20 minutes…
Gwent Police detective sacked after IPCC investigation into ‘missing’ copper
A detective with Gwent Police has been sacked after an Independent Police Complaints Commission investigation into the way he returned copper seized during a police raid.Detective Constable Steve Waters was dismissed in…
Rugby Union: Pontypridd RFC 42 Bedwas RFC 31
Two tries in the last eight minutes denied Bedwas their first ever league win at Sardis Road, as the home side came from behind to cruelly deny Bedwas a bonus point.
Lindsay Whittle chosen as Caerphilly Assembly candidate
Plaid Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle has been selected by party members in Caerphilly to fight the constituency at the 2016 elections to the National Assembly.Mr Whittle, who currently represents South Wales East…
School children to get involved with Gelligaer Community Archaeology Project
School children will next week take part in an archaeological dig in Gelligaer.The project at Gelligaer Cemetery will begin after initial investigations to extend the cemetery indicated significant Roman remains of national…
Junior football teams get new training equipment
Caerphilly’s footballing stars of tomorrow have been given a boost by Assembly Members Jeff Cuthbert and Lindsay Whittle.Both politicians managed to get their hands on some new training equipment through an Assembly…
Manic Street Preachers back Senghenydd’s National Mining Memorial
Blackwood band the Manic Street Preachers have given a £500 donation towards the Wales National Mining Memorial, which is being unveiled next month in Senghenydd.The memorial, which commemorates 150 mining disasters, will…