Caerphilly County Borough Council has spent more than £500,000 on its ‘Newsline’ publication over the last five years, according to figures obtained by Conservative Welsh Assembly candidate Owen Meredith.Mr Meredith made a…
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Police appeal to trace Caerphilly train station flasher
British Transport Police have released these CCTV images to trace a man wanted for indecent exposure at Caerphilly train station.Detective Inspector Mark Cleland said the incident took place on the platform between…
Caerphilly-based Draig Personnel bought by rival recruitment firm Acorn
Recruitment and training company Acorn Group has bought out Caerphilly-based agency Draig Personnel.Founded by husband and wife team Ross and Claire Porter at the end of 1999, Draig Personnel started life above…
Sporting success in hockey and netball for Coleg Gwent students
An AS level student based at Coleg Gwent’s Crosskeys campus proved she has what it takes to get to the top when she was selected to play hockey for Wales.Isabel Marsh, 16,…
New rail platform for Caerphilly station and Valley Lines improvements announced by Network Rail
Network Rail has unveiled a £200m modernisation plan to boost the rail transport in Cardiff and on the Valley Lines service.The plan to transform the local rail network by 2015 includes the…
Appeal for missing Pontllanfraith girl, 16
UPDATE: Police reported on April 18 that Paige had been foundGwent Police are appealing for information regarding the whereabouts of 16-year-old Paige Kehel-Ryall.Paige has been missing from her Pontllanfraith address since Monday…
Tir Y Berth man fined by court for not picking up dog mess
A Tir Y Berth dog walker has been taken to court for letting his dog foul on the pavement.Gordon Hamer, of Pwll Yr Allt, appeared at Cwmbran Magistrates Court, where he was…
Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Why ‘local’ matters in the Assembly election
In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer, Andrew Diplock, chair of Caerphilly Business Forum, looks back at the forum’s recent ‘Question Time event’
Half of Caerphilly County Borough Schools awarded Green Flag
More than half of schools in Caerphilly County Borough have now been awarded the Eco School Green Flag.Cllr Phil Bevan, cabinet member for education, leisure and lifelong learning said: “This is a…
Carnival arts workshops in Caerphilly town
A series of free carnival arts workshops has been organised for people to get creative.Caerphilly Arts Development will be running the workshops covering all aspects of carnival arts design, such as making…