The former leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council who stepped down after his election to the Welsh Assembly has said he will not be taking the £13,000 councillor allowance.Plaid Cymru’s Lindsay Whittle…
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New leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council elected
Penmaen councillor Allan Pritchard has been elected as the new leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council.Cllr Pritchard, who was formerly the deputy leader of the council, was elected at a special council…
Llancaiach Fawr Manor to host regeneration conference
Delegates from public, private and voluntary sector organisations from across Caerphilly County Borough are set to attend a regeneration conference at Llancaiach Fawr Manor, in Nelson.The ‘Standing Conference’, on Wednesday May 25,…
Caerphilly Council teams up with Merched Y Wawr to support charity campaign
Caerphilly County Borough Council has teamed up with Welsh women’s organisation, Merched Y Wawr to support a special charity campaign.For the next month, the council will recycle all mobile phones and ink…
Caerphilly AM “delighted” at Welsh Assembly Government post
Caerphilly’s Labour AM Jeff Cuthbert has spoken of his delight at being appointed Deputy Minister for Skills in First Minister Carwyn Jones’ new Welsh Government.Mr Cuthbert will assist Education and Skills Minister…
Caerphilly youngsters to have their say on crime at meeting
Youngsters are to have their say on crime at a special police meeting on Tuesday.The youth Partners and Communities Together (PACT) meeting will take place on Tuesday May 24 at Caerphilly town’s…
Deputy leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council set to become new leader
UPDATE: New leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council electedPlaid Cymru councillors on Caerphilly County Borough Council have nominated deputy leader Allan Pritchard as the person they want to be the new leader…
1,000 primary school pupils take part in Aberbargoed cross country event
Children from primary schools across Caerphilly County Borough got their running shoes on recently and took part in an annual cross country running event.Over 1,000 children from 50 of the county borough’s…
Caerphilly MP Wayne David’s blog: May 23
The recent Welsh Assembly election campaign in Caerphilly brought home to me just how biased are most of the newspapers in Wales.The Western Mail (at one time known as the Coalowners’ paper)…
Plaid AM tables Assembly motion to defend Gwent Police budget
Plaid Cymru Assembly Member for South Wales East, Jocelyn Davies has tabled a Statement of Opinion at the National Assembly calling on the UK Government to ditch plans to cut the local…