A new £1.25m medical centre has opened its doors in Gelligaer.The two storey building, at Penallta Road, was built by construction firm Opco and developers LSP Developments on behalf of the Aneurin…
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Bargoed’s Hanbury Chapel named project of the year at Constructing Excellence in Wales Awards 2012
The redevelopment of Bargoed’s Grade II listed Hanbury Chapel into a state-of-the-art library has won another prestigious award.
Groundwork Caerphilly celebrates official opening of centre
Charity Groundwork Caerphilly has opened its new Ty Mynyddislwyn Environment Centre in Pontllanfraith.
DAYS celebrates first anniversary helping youngsters with substance abuse
A substance misuse service has helped an estimated 3,500 youngsters during its first year.DAYS (Drug and Alcohol Youth Support), formally known as the CRI Young Persons Substance Misuse Service, supports youngsters aged…
Caerphilly MP Wayne David’s Blog: July 9
A Sad Day for Welsh Soldiers On Thursday I was in the House of Commons for the announcement by the Defence Secretary. We were told that the 2nd Battalion The Royal Welsh…
Aberbargoed to host final business drop-in advice surgery
Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Business Enterprise Support team and its Rural Development team will be heading to Aberbargoed’s Bowen Industrial Estate for their final summer business advice roadshow.Held on July 11, the…
Rugby clubs recognised for their success
Representatives from New Tredegar RFC, Penallta RFC and Cross Keys RFC attended a special event recently at Penallta House council offices where they were presented with certificates of achievement from the Mayor,…
Abercarn Primary School signs up to social network designed for children
Abercarn Primary School has become the first school in the area to sign up to a social network designed for kids.Unlike other sites such as Facebook or Twitter, Greatbritishkids.com, which is headquartered…
Ystrad Mynach hair stylists Spirit on the lookout for championship models
A team of award-winning hair stylists from Ystrad Mynach are looking for new models.Spirit Hair needs new hair models to take to the British Championships in Birmingham so they can show off…
Plaid AM calls for action against parents who allow their children to become obese
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle has called on the Welsh Government to take action over childhood obesity.Mr Whittle, who is Plaid Cymru’s spokesperson for children, raised the issue in a question…