In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer, Caerphilly Council leader Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.Plaid conferenceI’m off to Aberystwyth later this week for the annual Plaid Cymru conference when…
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100,000 bees land at Ystrad Mynach College
Colleges are usually described as being hives of learning and activity and Ystrad Mynach College is no different after welcoming more than 100,000 bees to its campus.The three hives of honey bees…
Caerphilly residents reminded to register their vote
Voters across the Caerphilly County Borough should be receiving their annual voter registration forms.Next year residents will have the opportunity to vote in the Welsh Assembly election and in two potential referendums…
Jobs at risk after housing firm Connaught goes into administration
Jobs across South Wales are at risk after a social housing maintenance firm went into administration.Exeter-based Connaught has appointed KPMG as administrators after failing in a last-ditch attempt to secure further funding…
Trecenydd Community Centre re-opened after refurbishment
Trecenydd Community Centre has been re-opened after a £160,000 refurbishment.Council leader and local ward member Lindsay Whittle officially opened the centre which now boasts a new kitchen and coffee bar, a refurbished…
Regeneration work begins in Bargoed
Work on the latest phase of an ambitious regeneration scheme for Bargoed town centre has begun.Construction work on a new bus station and a scheme to link the new site with the…
Police charge two Bargoed men for Newbridge shop knife raid
Police have charged two Bargoed men after a Newbridge shop was raided at knife point.The robbery happened at approximately 3pm on Wednesday September 1, at Greenfield Stores in Newbridge and robbers made…
Abusive Pontllanfraith brothers handed ASBOs by magistrates
Two brothers renowned for their abusive drunken behaviour have been been given Antisocial Behaviour Orders (ASBOs).John Jones, 34, and Shane Jones, 23, both of Newport Road, Pontllanfraith, were given two year ASBOs…
Police arrest three in connection with Newbridge shop knife raid
Police looking for a pair of robbers who held up a shop at knifepoint and made off with cash and cigarettes have arrested three people in connection with the raid.The robbery happened…
Woman shopkeeper robbed at knifepoint in Newbridge
Police are hunting two men who held up and robbed a convenience store at knifepoint.The robbery happened at approximately 3pm yesterday, Wednesday September 1, at Greenfield Stores in Newbridge.Two men, one armed…