Islwyn MP Chris Evans has welcomed the selection of Gwyn Price as the Labour Party candidate for Islwyn at the Welsh Assembly elections next year.Mr Price, who lives in Pontllanfraith and is…
Author: Richard Gurner
Free child car seat checks at Caerphilly town Asda
Parents and carers can get their child car seats safety tested for free on Wednesday.Experts from Caerphilly County Borough Council’s trading standards department will be on hand on Wednesday June 23 at…
More booze-free zones for Caerphilly County Borough
Eight new alcohol control zones are to be introduced across Caerphilly County Borough in a bid to stop street drinking and drunken antisocial behaviour.Caerphilly County Borough Council’s cabinet recently approved eight new…
Council funding helps Crosskeys business off the ground
A new construction firm in the Caerphilly County Borough has received help from the Community Business Support Fund to get it off the ground.Crosskeys based Bulldog Construction has been set up by…
Aberbargoed Primary School pupils put on a show for the community
A group of primary school children from Aberbargoed are hosting a show for their local community after help from local police officers and the Arts Council of Wales.Over the last few weeks…
Blackwood woman fined almost £1,000 for selling tobacco to 15-year-old
A shopkeeper has been fined for selling cigarettes to a 15-year-old as part of a trading standards sting.Carol Edwards, who runs the Premier Stores at Blackwood Bus Station, was the subject of…
“Tough times ahead” warns council leader Whittle
The leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council admitted there were tough times ahead at a meeting last night.Lindsay Whittle set out the council’s plans and priorities for the coming year at a…
Caerphilly Council leader’s cabinet speech in full
On Tuesday June 15, Councillor Lindsay Whittle, leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council, made his annual Cabinet Work Programme speech – which outlines his vision for the forthcoming year.Below is the full…
Caerphilly’s Thomas, Carroll firm wins prestigious Brecon Beacons contract
A Caerphilly-based consultancy firm has won a health and safety management contract from the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority.Thomas, Carroll Management Services (TCMS), the health and safety consultancy arm of the Caerphilly-based insurance and…
Single dad from Llanbradach starts handyman business
A single dad from Llanbradach has started up his own handyman business after help from Jobcentre PlusLeigh Pugh, 24, needed a job that fitted around caring for his four-year-old son, Tyler, who…