Penallta RFC and Nelson RFC will play against each other for the first time in their histories.On Bonfire Night, the two clubs will meet each other in the First Round of the…
Author: Richard Gurner
Lottery funding considered for Llancaiach Fawr £900,000 revamp
The historic Llancaiach Fawr Manor House could be in line for a revamp worth almost £900,000 if a bid to the Lottery Heritage Fund is successful.Caerphilly County Borough Council wants to spend…
Ystrad Mynach firm prosecuted for environmental offences
A recycling and waste firm based in Ystrad Mynach has been fined after Caerphilly County Borough Council prosecuted it for two offences under the Environmental Protection Act.Amber Engineering Limited, which trades as…
Appeal to locate owner of medals recovered in Gelligaer
Gwent Police is appealing for information to find the owner of a collection of medals recovered from a property in Gelligaer following a search warrant. The search on the property was carried…
Wales and West Utilities report to council over Caerphilly town gas works
After being grilled by angry residents and traders at a public meeting last week, representatives from Wales and West Utilities were this week quizzed by councillors about the disruption caused in Caerphilly…
Three secondary schools in Caerphilly County Borough could close in education shake-up
Three secondary schools in Caerphilly County Borough could close because of the number of spare places.The council has said there are currently 2,000 unfilled places in English medium language schools and wants…
Plaid Cymru Euro MP fined over S4C TV Licence fee protest
Plaid Cymru Euro MP Jill Evans has been fined by Pontypridd Magistrates Court today for refusing to pay her TV licence fee.Ms Evans joined others in withholding the fee in protest at…
Welsh Government opposes Remploy factory closures
The Welsh Government has voiced its opposition to UK Government plans to close Remploy factories across Wales – including the plant at Croespenmaen.The company was founded in 1945 to offer employment to…
Islwyn MP backs ‘opt out’ system to boost organ donation
Islwyn MP Chris Evans has backed a campaign by the British Heart Foundation to introduce presumed consent with organ donations.The UK currently has an ‘opt in’ system where people sign up to…
Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Not long left until the winners of the CBF Awards are announced
I’m now looking forward to our annual awards night having spent some time recently looking back. The reason? We’ve been considering the progress of our past winners.They were all invited to enter…