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…
Author: Richard Gurner
Community litter pick at Morgan Jones Park, Caerphilly
On Wednesday September 18, as part of Tidy Wales Week, Caerphilly residents are being urged to volunteer for a litter pick.To join the tidy up session around the community allotments and pond…
Caerphilly Council to spend £250,000 improving disabled access
Caerphilly County Borough Council is to spend £250,000 updating it buildings to improve access for disabled people.The works are being undertaken using funding from the council’s Disability Equality Group (DEG) during the…
Police appeal after burglary in Caerphilly
Police in Caerphilly are appealing for information following a burglary at a garage on Court Road, Caerphilly, which took place some time between August 9 and 23.Items stolen included: An orange Husqvarna…
Award paints Hengoed student’s path to success
A Hengoed student has been awarded a prestigious learning prize as a result of her outstanding level of work at Coleg y Cymoedd.Laurell Pearce has won the Overall Learner of the Year…
Unemployment in Wales falls by 7,000 to 118,000
The number of people unemployed in Wales has fallen by 7,000 to 118,000 in the last three months, according to figures published by Office for National Statistics (ONS).The unemployment figure has also…
Crowds flock to Caerphilly for Proms in the Park
More than 4,300 music lovers gathered at Owain Glyndŵr Playing Fields, Caerphilly on Saturday for the third annual Proms in the Park.Record numbers of Proms fans attended the Welsh leg of the…
Warning after spate of catalytic converter thefts across Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent
Gwent Police is advising large vehicle owners to take measures to prevent exhaust systems containing catalytic converters from being stolen. During the past week 14 catalytic converters have been stolen from vehicles,…
Illegal Pontllanfraith tattooist prosecuted by council
A Pontllanfraith man has been prosecuted by Caerphilly County Borough Council after it was revealed he was illegally tattooing at his home address.Craig Crook, 34, of Broadmead, Pontllanfraith, was taken to court…
No action to be taken by Ombudsman against Plaid councillor
The Public Services Ombudsman for Wales has decided not to take any action against a Plaid Cymru councillor at the centre of Caerphilly County Borough Council’s pay scandal.Councillor James Fussell, who is…