The cut in housing benefit for tenants with spare bedrooms will have a devastating impact across Wales, Housing Minister Carl Sargeant has said.
Author: Richard Gurner
Caerphilly Council’s SmartCard scheme hits 100,000
A council scheme which combines library and leisure centre membership cards has hit 100,000.Launched by Caerphilly County Borough Council in September 2007, the initiative allows residents and visitors to Caerphilly county borough…
Newport to get tolled M4 relief road, press reports claim
Newport is to get a tolled M4 relief road, according to press reports.According to The Times and The Independent, Chancellor George Osborne will announce a new 14-mile M4 relief road as part…
No confidence motion in Caerphilly Council leader to be heard this month
A motion of no confidence in Caerphilly Council leader Harry Andrews will be heard at a council meeting on April 23.
British Transport Police stage week-long antisocial behaviour operation
British Transport Police (BTP) is embarking on a week-long operation dealing with the causes and effects of antisocial behaviour.As part of efforts to drive down crime on Welsh railways, officers will be…
Ystrad Mynach College beauticians show their style in skills contest
Ystrad Mynach College students took gold and silver awards in an all-Wales contest to find the country’s most talented trainee beauticians.Eleisha Symons, 17, and Ashlie Marie Jones, 19, both from Caerphilly, battled…
Plaid Cymru AM visits local parent programme
Plaid Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle visited Caerphilly Parenting Support Programme last week to find out more about the support available for parents in the community.The programme, which is run by Action for…
Welfare reforms will damage communities across Wales warns Minister
Changes to welfare and benefits will have a “destabilising, damaging and devastating impact on communities across Wales”, a Welsh Government Minister has warned.
Caerphilly MP thanks Royal British Legion for local work
Caerphilly MP Wayne David has publicly thanked staff and volunteers from the Royal British Legion for its work in Wales.
Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr A&E campaigners to meet in Blackwood
Campaigners wanting a 24-hour doctor-led Accident and Emergency department at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr are holding a public meeting in Blackwood on Tuesday April 2.The £172m hospital near Ystrad Mynach, which opened in…