A scrap metal dealer from Penyrheol has been prosecuted and fined for failing to produce the right documents during a stop and check operation by police, trading standards and environmental health.Anthony Hunt,…
Author: Richard Gurner
St Martin’s School get garden makeover
Volunteers from Caerphilly-based PHS Group have given a garden at St Martin’s School a ‘Ground Force’ style makeover.
Labour’s supermarket campaign could cost jobs in Blackwood, claim Plaid
Caerphilly Council’s deputy leader Colin Mann has warned that a campaign by Labour to bring a food retailer to Blackwood Gate Retail Park could kill off Blackwood high street.Councillor Mann said: “Blackwood…
Crime down in 11% Gwent force area
Overall crime in Gwent has fallen by 11%, according to Home Office figures.For the 12 months to December 2011, the figures reveal that overall crime was down 11%, as compared to the…
47% of incapacity benefit claimants in Caerphilly “fit to work”
Almost half of people in Caerphilly County Borough who have had their incapacity benefits reassessed are fit to work, according to new Government figures.Of the 720 cases reassessed between October 2010 and…
Assembly Committee calls for more action on affordable housing
A National Assembly for Wales committee report is calling for more action from the Welsh Government on the availability of affordable housing.An inquiry by the Communities, Equality and Local Government Committee found…
Labour leader Ed Miliband on campaign trail in Bedwas
Labour leader Ed Miliband has made a local election campaign visit to Bedwas.Mr Miliband enjoyed Welsh Cakes and tea with members of Bedwas OAP Association and grassroot Labour activists.Speaking to the Caerphilly…
25st Caerphilly mother loses 9st after fearing she wouldn’t see her children grow up
An overweight Caerphilly woman lost more than nine stone after embarking on a strict diet over fears she wouldn’t see her children grow up.Dawn Price, 41, weighed in at 25st and was…
Concern grows for missing Abertridwr pensioner Trevor Elias
Concern is growing for a missing pensioner who disappeared almost a fortnight ago from his home in Abertridwr.Well-known Trevor Elias, 77, was reported missing from his home in Abertridwr on Saturday April…
BBC Proms in the Park to return to Caerphilly this year
BBC Wales has announced that Proms in the Park 2012 will be returning to Caerphilly town this year, after the 2011 event was washed out by the rain.Torrential rain meant last year’s…