Ambulance response time targets have been missed again in Caerphilly County Borough, latest statistics reveal.In July this year, Caerphilly had the third worst ambulance response times in the whole of Wales with…
Author: Richard Gurner
Cefn Hengoed Post Office to move
Cefn Hengoed is set to get a new Post Office under plans to move it to a convenience store.The Post Office is proposing to move Cefn Hengoed Post Office from its current…
Rugby Union: Newbridge RFC 24 Bedwas RFC 22
Saturday August 24, 2013. Match report and photography by Ian Lovell.Bedwas lost out to Championship opposition for the second time in three days despite winning the try count four to three with…
Welsh ICE Blog: Consumer spending in Wales rose by 4.5% last month
In her column for Caerphilly Observer, businesswoman and Welsh ICE director Mandy Weston takes a look at current business news.I’m feeling optimistic for those who recently received their A-level results, or their…
Caerphilly MP Wayne David says Welsh charities face stranglehold
Wayne David, MP for Caerphilly and Labour’s Shadow Minister for Political Reform, has attacked plans by the UK Government to restrict campaigning by charities in the run-up to the 2015 General Election.Under…
Top dream home aspiration for Welsh is a summer house, garden room or conservatory
A dream home means different things to different people, but it seems the Welsh agree on the top feature they’d aspire for in theirs.Research from Ocean Finance and Mortgages, who provide this…
Rugby Union: Bedwas 14 Bargoed 21
A very slick performance by Bargoed showed that they will certainly be among the top three in the Championship again this season.
Free legal advice available from Home-Start
Home-Start, a charity which supports vulnerable parents, is offering free legal advice with solicitors JNP Legal.Melanie Snowden, manager at Home-Start Caerphilly, said: “There are so many pressures on young families now since…
TV’s Matt Johnson opens up about his depression battle
Caerphilly-born TV presenter Matt Johnson has admitted to drinking up to two bottles of whisky a day during his battle with depression.The 30-year-old This Morning presenter spoke candidly on the ITV show…
Newbridge woman celebrates 100th birthday
A resident of Ty Iscoed Residential Home in Newbridge has reached the grand age of 100, and celebrated the occasion with her family and friends including great-great grandchild, baby Harriett.Mrs Bessie Williams…