A manufacturer leading the move away from single-use plastics has secured a £5 million investment from the Cardiff Capital Region – a partnership of ten local authorities.
Author: Richard Gurner
Caerphilly dance group ready for Disneyland Paris performance
Students from Caerphilly-based Elevate Dance will grace the theme park’s Videopolis Theatre in a 20-minute show slot after successfully completing an audition last year.
White Rose Dementia Coffee Morning group secures lottery funding
A volunteer morning coffee group that supports people and families affected by dementia has secured a £7,800 National Lottery grant.
Natural Resources Wales says pollution now cleared from brook
Pollution spotted in Nant Cylla brook, near Cefn Hengoed, has now cleared according to environmental agency Natural Resources Wales.
Caerphilly Observer gets a (positive) visit from regulator
Press regulators IPSO visited us at the Caerphilly Miners Centre on Thursday July 18 to find out more about what we do.
Rotary club campaign aims to ‘stop the bleed’
Blackwood Rotary Club, along with its counterparts in Bargoed and Pontllanfraith, is fundraising to provide training kits to teach pupils how to stop major bleeds.
Can Rhydri Primary School be saved from closure?
Campaigners have said the spectre of closure has undermined efforts to boost numbers
Welsh Water rated “below average” for second year, after rise in serious pollution events
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water has kept its two-star rating with Natural Resources Wales, the Welsh Government’s environmental agency.
Caerphilly’s Carpetright store to close
Caerphilly’s Carpetright store, on Gallagher Retail Park, is to close after it was left out of a deal to save the stricken company.
Sex offender taken away by police after neighbours protest outside his home
A convicted sex offender had to be escorted away by police after residents protested outside his home.