Caerphilly’s Labour AM Jeff Cuthbert has condemned plans to close the Cash Offices and Customer First Centres in Caerphilly and Bargoed.Last week Caerphilly County Borough Council set out cost-cutting plans to save…
Author: Richard Gurner
Have your say on regeneration of Caerphilly town centre
Councillor Ron Davies, cabinet member for regeneration, has met traders in Caerphilly town centre to discuss the area’s redevelopment.Cllr Davies spoke at a meeting of the Caerphilly Independent Retailers Partnership and provided…
Graham and Asghar chosen as Conservative regional candidates
The Welsh Conservatives have announced William Graham and Mohammad Asghar will lead the party’s campaign in South Wales East in May 2011.William Graham AM was selected for the top position on the…
Oakdale chocolate company looks to expand
A multimillion pound chocolate company based in Oakdale is looking to build upon its success by relaunching a luxuary chocolate brand.Confectionery and biscuit company Bon Bon Buddies rescued the Kschocolât chocolate brand…
Woman, 86, struck by HGV in Ysyrad Mynach
A 86-year-old woman has been taken to Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil after being struck by a HGV lorry.Gwent Police is appealing for information about the accident which happened on A472…
2.7 tonnes of food waste recycled in school trial
Green pupils in schools across Caerphilly County Borough have recycled 2.7 metric tonnes of their food waste as part of a special trial.Thirteen local schools (two comprehensives and 11 primary) worked with…
Community group grants welcomed by Caerphilly AM
Three projects in the Caerphilly area are set to benefit from a major funding boost, from the Labour-led Welsh Assembly Government.Labour AM Jeff Cuthbert has welcomed the news as a shot in…
Two men jailed for Newbridge shop knife raid
Two men have been sentenced to two-and-a-half years imprisonment after they threatened a shop keeper with a knife and stole hundreds of pounds in cash and cigarettes.Jamie Morgan, 20, of no fixed…
Trethomas photographer named Master Photographer of the Year
A Trethomas-based photographer has been crowned UK Master Photographer of the Year.Michael Dearden’s shot of 38-year-old bride Angela Lancaster, with her knickers around her ankles, impressed judges enough for him to scoop…
Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Local Development Plan
In general terms, Caerphilly’s Local Development Plan promotes and guides development to the north of the county borough and focuses new development in the south on existing brownfield sites within settlements.Housing ProvisionIn…