A historic bridge over the Rhymney River has been awarded lottery grant funding for its restoration.The Iron Bridge, in Draethen, will benefit from a reinstatement and restoration programme after £45,100 was awarded…
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New £5m Ystrad Mynach College building opened
A new £5million extension at Ystrad Mynach college has been opened.Leighton Andrews, Assembly Minister for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning, opened the new building on Friday.The block has 13 classrooms, a new…
Caerphilly Council ordered to apologise by public services ombudsman
Caerphilly County Borough Council has been ordered to apologise to a couple who had their autistic son taken away from them for eight months while claims of physical abuse were investigated.The Public…
Two wins for Coleg Gwent Crosskeys campus rugby team
Coleg Gwent’s Crosskeys rugby team are celebrating two excellent victories over Neath Port Talbot College and Coleg Morgannwg in the Welsh Tertiary Colleges League.Last week the Coleg Gwent side beat Neath 25-23…
Gwent Police arrest 44 in force-wide crackdown
Gwent Police arrested 44 people in a force-wide crime crackdown yesterday targeting known offenders, wanted people, scrap metal thieves and illegal traders.Local officers joined forces with British Transport Police, British Telecom, Western…
One-off reduction would take place if plan for corporation to partly fund with Welsh-language broadcaster proves unviable
Caerphilly Council to introduce new street trading rules
Caerphilly County Borough Council is proposing new measures to regulate how street traders, such as burger vans and ice cream vans, operate.The new measures will also affect anyone advertising their car for…
Caerphilly singer through to regional finals of talent contest
A Caerphilly singer has made it through to the regional finals of a UK-wide talent contest.Soprano Cheryl Roberts has been given the big thumbs up by judges at the Open Mic UK…
Islwyn MP criticises Government cuts
Islwyn’s Labour MP Chris Evans has described the public sector cuts announced by the Government as too deep and too fast.Mr Evans also branded the cuts as a dangerous gamble with the…
Cycle path repairs at Sirhowy Valley Country Park
Work has begun this week to fix a popular cycling route.Repairs to National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 47, which runs through the Sirhowy Valley Country Park, should be completed early in 2011.The…