Three community projects in Caerphilly County Borough have been awarded almost £140,000 in funding.Groundwork Caerphilly, Smart Money Credit Union and Menter Iaith Sir Caerffili will receive the funding through the South East…
Author: Richard Gurner
Caerphilly rugby player makes Wales under 20s début
A Coleg Gwent Crosskeys Campus student has returned from the Rugby World Cup where he made his début for the Wales Under 20s team.Eighteen year old Jamie Sollis, from Caerphilly, spent two…
Grass fire prevention scheme in Bargoed a success
A scheme to discourage children from starting grass fires in the Bargoed area has been deemed a success.‘Project Bernie’ ran for a six week period, covering the Easter holidays, and saw the…
Police hunt violent man with Caerphilly connection
Police in Plymouth are looking for a man with Caerphilly connections. Matthew Benney, 20, has a history of serious violence, including the use of weapons, and is wanted for five offences.Police say has…
Entries sought for Big Cheese race
Organisers of the Big Cheese weekend 2011 are looking for entries to this year’s Great Cheese Race.Children and adults are being encouraged to take part in the fun run around the grounds…
People in Wales increasingly cutting back on essentials to meet housing costs
Increasing numbers of people in Wales are cutting back on essentials to meet housing costs, new research has revealed.Twenty one per cent of 1,000 respondents in a YouGov survey for Shelter Cymru…
Ysgol Y Lawnt Primary School given Fairtrade status
A primary school in Rhymney has become the first in the Caerphilly County Borough to achieve Fairtrade Status.The pupils and staff at Ysgol Y Lawnt have been working hard throughout the school…
Killing of Llanbradach pensioner ‘preventable’, says report
The killing of Llanbradach pensioner Gwen Poole by a man suffering from schizophrenia was ‘preventable’, according to a new report.Martin Davies, 23, stabbed 66-year-old Mrs Poole with a bread knife near her…
Work begins on new Wetherspoon pub in Caerphilly town
Work has begun to transform the Co-Co building at the top of Caerphilly town into a Wetherspoon pub.The pub chain has said it is spending £1.325million to turn the eyesore into ‘The…
Welsh population breaks through the three million barrier
The population of Wales has crossed the three million mark for the first time, the Welsh Government has revealed.Attributed to births, deaths and migration, mid-year estimates of population for Wales in 2010…