A former British Champion dancer from Caerphilly is hoping to have all the right moves when she opens a new dance studio in the town.Lisa Darby, 30, is pursuing her dream of…
Author: Richard Gurner
Caerphilly youngsters impress with food skills at Urdd Eisteddfod
For the second year, cookery club members from the Caerphilly County Borough have reached the South Wales heat of the Urdd Eisteddfod competition for primary schools, having come second in the Gwent…
Crime prevention charity Bobby Van to close due to police cuts
A crime prevention charity which visits elderly and vulnerable people to help make their homes safer is to close due to a lack of funding.South Wales Bobby Van – which began life…
Fond retirement farewell to Caerphilly Council worker
Members of the Rhymney Valley Allotments Federation gathered last week to present a special retirement gift to Nigel Powell – Caerphilly County Borough Council’s long-serving Parks and Leisure Officer.The newly-formed federation wanted…
Free family film screenings at Blackwood Miners’ Institute
Blackwood Miners’ Institute is to host a free screening of movie Johnny English Reborn as part of a film festival.Zoom Wales’ International Young People’s Film Festival takes place from Monday March 26…
Bargoed pupils tell smokers not to drop butts outside school
Three pupils at Park Primary School in Bargoed have created posters telling smokers not to drop their cigarette butts outside their school.The children have been given gift cards for their creative efforts…
Caerphilly brewery has eye on world success
Tucked away in a far corner of Caerphilly’s Pontygwindy Industrial Estate is one of the town’s best kept secrets – its very own award-winning brewery.Exporting to countries such as Canada, America, Germany,…
Four community projects to share almost £750,000 grant money
Four community projects in Caerphilly County Borough are to share almost £750,000 in grant funding from the Welsh Government’s Community Facilities and Activities Programme (CFAP).The funding is part of a larger £5.7…
Caerphilly AM calls for clean-up at Hengoed train station
Caerphilly AM Jeff Cuthbert has called on Arriva Trains Wales to do more to clean-up Hengoed train station.Mr Cuthbert said he had been contacted by constituents angry at the state of the…
Caerphilly Council staff show their support for Sport Relief
Staff from Caerphilly County Borough Council have been busy fundraising for this year’s Sport Relief.Kieran Gingell and James Hurley, from Corporate Finance department, are doing an eight-hour exercise bike challenge on Friday…