What makes a good sports coach or teacher? Could you lead others and motivate a team? Coleg Gwent sports students recently got the opportunity to find out when they volunteered with Caerphilly…
Author: Richard Gurner
Caerphilly firm Draig supports clean-up of Welsh coast
The clean-up of the sea around Pembrokeshire is being supported by an environmentally-conscious company based more than 100 miles away in Caerphilly.Caerphilly-based Draig Business Services Group has become official sponsors of Neptune’s…
Two arrested after Graig-Y-Rhacca attack
Police in Caerphilly are appealing for information to track down two cars which may have been used in an attack that has left a 32-year-old man critically ill in hospital.The victim was…
Green light for Risca Tesco regeneration
A regeneration scheme which will see a 80,000 sq ft Tesco built in Risca and 500 new jobs created has begun.Supermarket giant Tesco has bought the former Foundry Site, off Newport Road,…
Business networking breakfast in Blackwood
Caerphilly Business Forum is staging a breakfast networking event to consider the impact of the Budget.Leighton Reed, from Broomfield and Alexander, will lead a discussion of what the Government’s financial plans affect…
Cheese race planned for Caerphilly’s Big Cheese Festival
A fancy-dress “Great Cheese Race” will be staged as a highlight of the annual Big Cheese Festival in Caerphilly.Teams will compete in a relay race which involves transporting a Caerphilly cheese around…
New Caerphilly business leader plots route to recovery
The newly appointed chairman of Caerphilly Business Forum (CBF) has pledged to provide a voice for local firms as they fight through tough times.CBF chairman Andrew Diplock, who is commercial director of…
Lindsay Whittle’s blog: June 24
In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer, Caerphilly Council leader Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.DIFFICULT TIMES REQUIRE DIFFICULT DECISIONSEarlier this month, I mentioned that tough times were ahead given…
Jet-ski seized as crime crackdown leads to arrests across Caerphilly county
A one-day blitz on crime saw 24 criminals arrested in Caerphilly county yesterday. (Wednesday, June 23)Suspected burglars, thieves, violent criminals and drug growers were all picked up in the Gwent Police exercise,…
Blackwood to stage new free miners’ strike play
Blackwood Miners’ Institute Community Theatre will host the first performance of a new unscripted play about the miners’ strike.Miner’s Girl is based on local memories of the industrial disputes in the 1980s…