A landmark law to introduce a soft opt-out system of organ donation in Wales has received Royal Assent.Wales will become the first nation in the UK to introduce such a system when…
Author: Richard Gurner
Ystrad Mynach sports complex work to finish February 2014
A new £6 million sports complex being built on the former site of Ystrad Mynach Hospital is due for completion in February.Professional and community teams will be able to use the new…
Mark Jermin stage school to open in Caerphilly
The stage school that discovered Caerphilly actress Leona Vaughan, is opening a school in the town.The Mark Jermin Stage School will open its Caerphilly school in September and is hoping to discover…
Plans to save Crumlin colliery given £60,000 Welsh Government funding
Plans to save the historic Navigation Colliery in Crumlin have been given £60,000 of funding from the Welsh Government.Caerphilly County Borough Council, working with the South Wales Building Preservation Trust and local…
Wales Audit Office finds “significant governance failings” at Caerphilly County Borough Council
Caerphilly County Borough Council has “significant failings in its governance arrangements”, according to a report by the Wales Audit Office and will face a special inspection later this year.The public spending watchdog’s…
Caerphilly Morrisons undergoing £1.5m refit
Supermarket Morrisons is spending £1.5 million to turn its Caerphilly branch into an energy efficient store.The money spent investment includes new energy saving fridges and lighting and will substantially reduce the store’s…
Rugby Union: Pontypool Utd 36 Caerphilly RFC 23
Caerphilly opened their 2013/14 league season with a visit to The Memorial Ground – home of Pontypool Utd and traditionally a luckless ground for the club suffering heavy defeats over previous seasons.
Caerphilly brewery Celt Experience fights back from £50k hole
A brewery which faced uncertainty after a wholesaler went bust owing it thousands of pounds has fought its way back to award-winning ways.The Celt Experience, based at Caerphilly’s Pontygwindy Industrial Estate, was…
Welsh Government launches “Stoptober” no smoking campaign
The Welsh Government has held a launch for a Stoptober campaign aimed at discouraging people from smoking. It is the first year that such a campaign will be run in Wales.The campaign…
Firms urged to enter Caerphilly Business Forum Awards 2013
The chairman of Caerphilly Business Forum is urging local companies to get the recognition they deserve by entering themselves in the organisation’s awards.Tony Sheehan, who owns Risca-based construction firm Joyner Group, said…