The night sky above Deri, near Bargoed, will feature on national TV this week as part of the BBC’s ‘Stargazing Live’ series.Co-produced by the Open University, the series returns on Monday for…
Author: Richard Gurner
Improved bus service for Newbridge
Bus company Stagecoach has announced changes to its services between Newbridge and Blackwood.
From January 23, passengers from Pantside, Newbridge, will be able to travel through to Blackwood without changing buses.
Stagecoach is combining Routes 5 and N1 into a new service operating between Blackwood, Oakdale, Croespenmaen, Crumlin, Newbridge and Pantside.
First Minister calls for radical change if Scotland gains independence
Break-up of UK would lead to an English-dominated Westminster parliament, say first ministers of other home nations
Gwent Police named in top 100 employers for lesbian, gay and bisexual staff
Gwent Police has been rated as one of the top 100 employers in the UK for promoting equality among its staff.The force has been placed at 82 in the Stonewall’s Workplace Equality…
Caerphilly Council forces sale of empty homes
Caerphilly County Borough Council has managed to force the sale of two empty and run-down houses in a bid to cut the number of empty properties.The council forced the owners of the…
School banding scores in Caerphilly County Borough revealed
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Swalec cuts gas prices by 4.5%
The owner of energy firm Swalec has announced it is cutting its gas prices by 4.5% because of falling wholesale costs.SSE, which increased gas prices by 18% last year, said the price…
Bargoed petrol station owner convicted of selling fake cigarettes
A petrol station owner has been ordered to pay more than £7,000 for selling fake cigarettes.Manickavasgar Kirupananthan, the owner of the Total Bargoed Service Station at Gwerthnor Place in Bargoed, was prosecuted…
£80m invested in villages across Caerphilly County Borough
Almost £80 million of public money has been spent on villages across Caerphilly County Borough, the council has revealed.The sum, revealed in a council report and spanning ten years has gone on…
Bedwas pub ordered to close by Caerphilly Magistrates
The White Hart Pub, on Church Street in Bedwas, has been ordered to close for ten days by Caerphilly Magistrates’ Court because of disorder at the premises.Gwent Police were called to the…