Services run by Glamorgan Bus in the Caerphilly basin area have been replaced after the company told the council it was closing.
Author: Richard Gurner
UHOVI wins national Guardian award
The Universities of the Heads of the Valleys Institute (UHOVI) scooped a national award at last night’s (February 27) Guardian University Awards.A partnership between the University of Glamorgan and the University of…
Llanbradach dog rescue charity gets £300
A dog rescue charity has received a £300 donation from a hot chocolate firm.Hope Rescue, based in Llanbradach, got the money from snack firm Mars and its Galaxy Hot Chocolate Fund..Started in…
Welsh Government announces Welsh awards
First Minister Carwyn Jones has announced plans to create a new awards scheme to recognise “ordinary people who do extraordinary things”.
Absconded prisoners with links to Caerphilly County Borough back behind bars
Two prisoners who went on the run after absconding from a South Gloucestershire Open prison are now back behind bars.
Caerphilly Council agrees tax increase of 2.35% for 2013/14
Councillors have agreed to increase council tax by 2.35% from April 2013.
Blind Blackwood couple could be forced out of home because of “Bedroom Tax”, MP claims
A blind couple from Blackwood could be forced to move out of their family home of 26 years because of the incoming “Bedroom Tax”.
Merthyr Tydfil firm fined £8,000 after Fochriw man hit by bus
A scrap metal firm has been fined £8,000 after an employee was badly injured when a bus swung into him while it was being lifted onto a truck in Merthyr Tydfil.
Bedwas company Excellence IT raises £3,000 for Macmillan with help from Barclays
A charity golf day held in celebration of a company’s tenth anniversary raised more than £3,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Bargoed, Blackwood, Caerphilly and Risca to hold St David’s Day celebrations
St David’s Day concerts will be taking place place at 12pm in Bargoed, Blackwood, Caerphilly and Risca.The lunchtime concerts will be held at Bargoed’s Emporium Car Park, Blackwood Asda, Caerphilly’s Twyn Car…