An engineering firm in Blackwood has confirmed that 75 jobs are to go.Hawker Siddeley Switchgear, based at Blackwood Business Park, is to make 35 staff redundant while another 40 temporary workers will…
Author: Richard Gurner
Acorn Skills Shop launch to boost retail business in Caerphilly
A new retail training centre created by Welsh-based training provider Acorn Learning Solutions has been hailed as key to boosting retail businesses in Caerphilly.Acorn Skills Shop was officially welcomed as a member…
Plaid leadership hopeful Simon Thomas visits Caerphilly Council apprentices
Plaid Cymru leadership hopeful Simon Thomas AM was in Ystrad Mynach last week as he met with some of the new apprentices at Caerphilly County Borough Council.
The council is funding jobs for up to 150 apprentices and trainees over the next three years.
Caerphilly-based healthcare manufacturer wins another business award
A Caerphilly-based healthcare manufacturer has capped a year of success with another two prestigious business awards.Direct Healthcare Services Ltd, based on the town’s Western Industrial Estate, recently took prizes at the IWA…
Caerphilly MP Wayne David’s blog: December 5
Government does U-turn on Disability Living Allowance Back in March, I wrote that I had been approached by the parents of Jordan Owen of Tir-y-Berth. Jordan is blind and has cerebral palsy….
Bargoed Police Station to open doors to public and schoolchildren
Members of the public and schoolchildren will be able to go behind the scenes at Bargoed Police Station’s 100-year-old building.On Friday December 9, 80 pupils from St Gwladys Primary School, Park Primary…
Caerphilly’s new Youth Forum Cabinet announced
Caerphilly County Borough’s Youth Forum has elected its new cabinet.
The political body represents the views of young people and gives them a voice when dealing with Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Lindsay Whittle AM blasts critics of Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr
Plaid Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle has rounded on critics of the £172m Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr – which opened its doors last month – during a debate at the Senedd.Mr Whittle, who represents…
Business confidence in Wales slumps, ICAEW survey reveals
Business confidence in Wales is down for the first time since the first quarter of 2011, according to a leading report.In the fourth quarter of 2011, the Business Confidence Index, compiled by…
Three injured after car hits house in Nelson
Three people were injured after a car crashed into a house.The two car crash, which also damaged a gas pipe, happened at 8.40pm Friday in Shingrig Road, Nelson.An 18-year-old woman pedestrian was…