Campaigners wanting a 24-hour doctor-led accident and emergency unit at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr have called for a fifth option to be added to plans to reorganise South Wales hospitals.Under the South Wales…
Author: Richard Gurner
Arts prize for Machen photographer
Machen photographer David Barnes has won the Photography Prize in this year’s Welsh Artist of the Year.The 39-year-old, who grew up in Machen, was selected out of more than 400 artworks as…
Appeal for information following assault on Corbetts Lane, Caerphilly
Police are appealing for information following an assault in Corbetts Lane, Caerphilly, which took place between 1am and 2am on Sunday June 16.The victim was walking along the lane when he was…
Caerphilly Council’s Big Spring Clean clears 50 tonnes of rubbish
A council-backed campaign to encourage communities to volunteer and litter pick has cleared almost 50 tonnes of rubbish.Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Big Spring Clean ran throughout March, April and May and saw…
Police called after man stabs himself in Abertridwr
A 26-year-old man was taken to hospital after stabbing himself in Abertridwr.Gwent Police said they were called to The Square, Abertridwr, at 5.45pm on Sunday June 16.The man had a one inch…
Caerphilly Council “frustrated” over Cwmcarn High School asbestos delays
Bosses at Caerphilly County Borough Council have said they are becoming “increasingly frustrated” at the lack of progress to remove asbestos from Cwmcarn High School.
Macmillan invests £300,000 to support cancer patients
Macmillan Cancer Support has invested £300,000 in a pilot scheme to support people recovering from breast and prostate cancer.The charity has funded five roles for two years in partnership with Aneurin Bevan…
Dads urged to share parenting workload ahead of Father’s Day
A Caerphilly dad-of-three is backing a Father’s Day call for more shared parenting in Welsh households.The women’s economic development body Chwarae Teg is urging dads to take the opportunity of this year’s…
£30,000 worth of cigarettes stolen in series of raids in Trethomas, Risca and Nelson
Almost £30,000 worth of cigarettes have been stolen in raids on four Caerphilly County Borough shops over six weeks.
40 jobs to go at drug company Norgine
Forty jobs are to go at pharmaceutical firm Norgine, Caerphilly Observer can reveal.