Council tenants who have not yet voted on the housing transfer proposal are being urged to use their vote before the ballot ends.Caerphilly County Borough Council tenants have until February 17 to…
Author: Richard Gurner
£5m to be invested in community start-ups
lmost £5m will be invested to help community organisations develop into sustainable local enterprises following an EU funding boost, Deputy Minister for European Programmes Alun Davies has announced.The Enterprising Communities project will…
Have your say on rail network policing in South Wales
Train passengers in South East Wales are being given the opportunity to have their say on how the network is policed.Officers from British Transport Police (BTP) are holding a series of drop-in…
Caerphilly MP Wayne David’s blog: February 6
The Truth Behind The Parliamentary Boundary Changes Usually, the way MPs are elected is decided on a ‘consensual’ basis between all political parties. This was certainly the case when Labour was in…
Campaign to protect children from smoking in cars begins
A Welsh Government campaign to highlight the dangers of second hand smoke to children in cars has begun.Called ‘Fresh Start Wales’, the campaign calls on parents and other carers to pledge to…
Community partnership at Coleg Gwent takes centre stage
Independent Living Skills (ILS) students at Coleg Gwent’s Crosskeys campus have been learning performing arts skills with the help of a new drama club run at the campus.The venture, run on a…
Rugby’s Jamie Roberts immortalised in pastry by Peter’s Pies
Wales centre Jamie Roberts has been immortalised in a pastry mosaic by Bedwas food firm Peter’s Pies.The stunt, coming ahead of Wales’ first Six Nations match on Sunday against Ireland, follows a…
£45,000 needed for nine-year-old Caerphilly boy’s life-changing operation
A family is trying to raise £45,000 for a life-changing operation for a nine-year-old Caerphilly boy.Tom Sargent has cerebral palsy and cannot walk unaided because of his condition. The operation that can…
Six Nations 2012: Wales team named for Ireland clash
Rhys Priestland and Jamie Roberts will both start for Wales in the RBS 6 Nations Championship opener against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Sunday (kick-off 3pm)Scarlets fly half Priestland…
Caerphilly Council tenants’ rent set to increase by 4%
Council tenants could are set to see a 4% hike in their rent.Caerphilly County Borough Council’s cabinet is set to consider the Welsh Government’s proposals for rent increases at a meeting on…