The ruling Plaid Cymru group on Caerphilly County Borough Council has pledged to drive up housing standards after tenants voted not to transfer to a housing association.On Friday, the secret ballot among…
Author: Richard Gurner
First Minister in London for energy talks
First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones will be in London for talks with the UK Government and the other devolved bodies later today (Monday February 20).He will be at a meeting of…
Caerphilly Miners’ community centre group given charitable status
A group set up to save the historic Beeches building at Caerphilly Miners’ Hospital and turn it into a community centre has been granted charitable status.Caerphilly Miners’ Centre for the Community officially…
Council tenants vote ‘no’ in housing transfer ballot
Tenants living in council houses in Caerphilly County Borough have voted ‘no’ in the ballot to transfer their homes to a housing association.In the secret ballot, 66.7% of tenants voted, 65.2% were…
Coleg Gwent students impress at Hairdressers and Therapists Competition
Coleg Gwent students recently impressed the judges at the semi-finals of the 2012 Association of Hairdressers and Therapists UK Trainee Competition.Between them the students scooped two gold medals, a silver and three…
Trinant Primary School get ready for the Paralympic Games 2012
Pupils at Trinant Primary School were joined by Islwyn MP Chris Evans as they geared up for the Paralympics by giving a demonstration of the sports that will be played at this…
Welsh Assembly committee to investigate sun protection for children
The National Assembly for Wales’s Children and Young People Committee is to investigate how children are protected from the sun, following a petition by cancer charity Tenovus.The charity submitted a petition to…
Gwent Police budget for 2012/13 agreed – 2.66% council tax increase
The proportion of council tax that pays for policing in Caerphilly County Borough is to increase by 2.66%.The rise will mean the average band D home will pay £193.09 to Gwent Police…
A taste of America with a twist comes to Caerphilly town with new deli
What does a Welsh-language book shop, a tarot reader and an American deli have in common?Usually not a lot, unless of course you’re in Caerphilly town, where three enterprising market traders have…
Plaid and Labour hostilities in Caerphilly reignite ahead of May’s council election
It was only a matter of time until hostilities between the local Labour and Plaid Cymru groups reignited ahead of this year’s council elections in May.Plaid has come out on the attack…