The new Mayor of Caerphilly County Borough Council has been announced as Cllr Vera Jenkins.Cllr Jenkins accepted the position of civic head at the council’s Annual General Meeting at Penallta House on…
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Gwent Police return stolen money to children’s charity
A charity which raises money for children with brain injuries and had donations stolen by a bogus collector has had some of the cash back.Gwent Police has returned £569.98 to the British…
New Tredegar TV company Zipline Nominated For BAFTA
A TV production company based in New Tredegar has been nominated for a Welsh BAFTAThe company’s first series of Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience, which aired on BBC2 has been tipped for Best…
Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Bank holidays bring mixed blessings
In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer, Andrew Diplock, chair of Caerphilly Business Forum, looks back at the effect on the recent bank holidays.We’ve just had probably the best April ever with…
Oakdale boy, 13, given ASBO
A badly behaving 13-year-old boy from Oakdale has been given an Antisocial Behaviour Order.Harrison Williams, from Llwynon Crescent, Oakdale, was given a two year ASBO by Cwmbran Magistrates Youth Court on May…
Blackwood Youth Centre to be re-opened
Blackwood Youth Centre, which burnt down in 2009, is to get a new home after councillors agreed a £610,000 scheme to rebuild it.Caerphilly County Borough Council’s cabinet has said the youth centre…
Motorists in Aberbargoed warned to keep valuables out of view
Motorists in Aberbargoed are being warned to take extra care with their security, following a recent increase in vehicles being stolen, broken into or damaged. Vehicles that contain items left on display…
Coleg Gwent business students raise cash for Great Ormand Street
Budding entrepreneurs put their money-making skills to excellent use recently when they raised over £400 for a national children’s charity.The BTEC National Diploma in Business students from Coleg Gwent’s Crosskeys Campus organised…
Rare goshawk chicks hatch at Cwmcarn Forest
Three rare goshawk chicks have hatched at Cwmcarn Forest.A pair of goshawks have made their home at Cwmcarn Forest and set about laying eggs at the site – three of which have…
Caerphilly’s Big Click day aims to get people online
A series of events across Caerphilly County Borough are being held next week to help people get online.Billed as Caerphilly’s Big Click, the events are to be held on Friday May 20…