UPDATE: Gwent Police have reported that Mr Brown was found safe and well on Saturday April 9.Gwent Police is appealing for information after a 37-year-old man went missing.Jonathan Brown, from Caerphilly, was…
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Ponies rescued with help from Caerphilly County Borough Council
Caerphilly County Borough Council and Redwings Horse Sanctuary have been involved in a large-scale rescue of horses from a farm in South Wales. Fifteen are now in the care of the charity…
No accidents since street light switch off
New figures have revealed that road accidents and injuries have fallen since the controversial decision to switch off Caerphilly County Borough’s street lights.Lights along non-residential roads were switched off last year in…
Trinity Fields in Ystrad Mynach plays host to rugby festival
More than 130 school pupils with special educational needs from across South East Wales recently had the opportunity to experience the thrills of rugby at a ‘Six Nations Rugby Festival’.Youngsters at the…
Project ‘Bernie’ launched to tackle deliberate grass fires in Bargoed
A new project to reduce the number of deliberate grass fires in the Bargoed area has been launched.Called ‘Bernie’, the six-week campaign by Caerphilly County Borough Council, Gwent Police and South Wales…
Sharp rise in metal thefts in Caerphilly County Borough
Caerphilly County Borough Council and Gwent Police have reported a sharp rise in the number of metal thefts.Litter bins, dog-fouling bins, manhole covers, signs, fencing and even a playground slide, rugby posts…
Caerphilly town’s St Ilan to re-open as a Welsh school
The former site of St Ilan School in Caerphilly town is to be turned into a new Welsh-language school to meet growing demand.Caerphilly County Borough Council has said that demand for Welsh…
Caerphilly Council leader Lindsay Whittle’s blog: April 6
In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer, Caerphilly Council leader Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.AN APOLOGYI’d like to issue an apology to Labour politicians, particularly the local AM and…
Secret World War II bunker at Coed Coesau-Whips opened to public
A secret World War II bunker at Coed Coesau-Whips Woodland, near Rudry and between Caerphilly and Cardiff, has been opened up to the public.Forestry Commission Wales called in the Coleshill Auxiliary Research…
Tributes paid to Blackwood fundraiser Bridget McNally
Tributes have been paid to fundraiser Bridget McNally, from Blackwood, after her eight year battle with cancer sadly came to an end last week.Despite her illness, the 50-year-old raised more than £300,000…