A former engineer from Pengam and a former IT worker from Blackwood are both in the running for Welsh Learner of the Year at the National Eisteddfod.Pengam-born Dai Williams gave up learning…
Author: Richard Gurner
Rhymney trader fined for selling booze to children
A Rhymney trader has been prosecuted for selling alcohol to children.Karen Harris who runs Spike’s Shop in Brynteg Crescent, Rhymney was prosecuted after allowing the sale of a 70cl bottle of cherry…
Caerphilly holidaymakers urged to keep their home safe this summer
Community Safety Wardens in Caerphilly County Borough have been distributing leaflets on home security for holidaymakers.They have dropped leaflets at local travel agents ,who will be offering them to their customers.The leaflet,…
Caerphilly Council leader attacks opposition over no confidence motion
Councillor Lindsay Whittle, Plaid Cymru leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council has accused opposition councillors of misleading campaigners who opposed the closure of a care home in Risca.Cllr Whittle has spoken out…
Caerphilly County Borough’s longest walking bus belongs to Rhymney school
Ysgol-y-Lawnt, in Rhymney, has been named as the school with the county borough’s longest walking bus with 186 walkers.As part of national Walk to School Week recently, hundreds of children from primary…
Welsh language channel had been warned that it faced a potential 24% cut to its annual grant
Views sought as Newbridge set for £3.8m development
Residents are to be asked for their views on a proposed £3.8 million development of Newbridge.The development will take place over the next four years after funding from the Welsh Assembly and…
Virgin Media to provide ultrafast broadband in Crumlin over electricity poles
Virgin Media has announced that residents of the Welsh village of Crumlin, Caerphilly, will be the first in the UK to trial ultrafast broadband delivered over existing electricity poles.Following a landmark agreement…
Bid to protect Caerphilly Cheese under European naming rules
Caerphilly Cheese could be protected under European rules in the same way as Champagne.Champagne can only be called Champagne if it has been made in the Champagne province in France.The Welsh Assembly…