Pontlottyn World War II hero Corporal Edward Chapman has been honoured with memorial garden n the town.Mr Chapman was one of only two Welsh infantry soldiers to be awarded the prestigious Victoria…
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Caerphilly Council to get £251m in Assembly settlement
Caerphilly County Borough Council is to get £251million from the Welsh Assembly Government in annual funding.The settlement, agreed by the coalition Labour and Plaid Cymru Welsh Assembly Government, will help fund services…
Three Caerphilly men charged with murder of Newport man Tony Singh
Three men from the Caerphilly area have been charged with the murder of Newport father Tony Singh.Gwent Police said the men, aged 35, 36 and 39, will be appearing at Newport Magistrates’…
Bedwas Workman’s Hall awarded £40k lottery money after public vote
Bedwas Workman’s Hall has been awarded £40,000 from the Big Lottery Fund’s Peoples Millions programme after winning a public vote.The Bedwas project to start the restoration of the historic hall was featured…
Rivers of Light celebrations across Caerphilly County Borough
Festive lantern parades will be happening across Caerphilly County Borough next month.From Blackwood to Rhymney, Bargoed to Caerphilly, spectacular lanterns will be paraded through the streets, as families, community groups and organisations…
Caerphilly AM’s condolences to New Zealand mining families
Caerphilly’s Labour AM Jeff Cuthbert has expressed sympathy with the families of the 29 miners killed in the Pike River mining disaster in New Zealand.Two British citizens were among those who died…
A469 Angel Way, Bargoed, closed next week
The A469 Angel Way will be closed to traffic for three days next week to allow essential repair works to the road bridge.The closure will be in place from the junction with…
Community garden opens in Abertridwr
A new Nature and Community Garden at the Aber Valley YMCA, in Abertridwr, ha been opened.The project started in March this year when the YMCA asked charity Groundwork Caerphilly to look at…
Mason Jones, five, died of E coli poisoning after eating contaminated gammon and turkey for school lunch
Andrew Diplock’s blog: November 24
In his regular blog post for Caerphilly Observer, Andrew Diplock, chair of Caerphilly Business Forum, looks back on this year’s CBF Awards.How success leads to successSometimes you’ve got to stop and smell…