Ynysddu Primary School is the latest to introduce a ‘walking bus’ so that kids can get to school safely.Pupils at the school are among thousands across Caerphilly County Borough to get to…
Author: Richard Gurner
Coleg Gwent students come third in UK engineering competition
Students from Coleg Gwent’s Crosskeys campus were quick to make their mark on a national engineering and science competition recently.The team of National Diploma in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair students finished third…
£2,000 cash and 20 plants seized from cannabis factory in Caerphilly
Twenty cannabis plants and £2,000 cash were seized from a property in Caerphilly as part of a day of action by the authorities.Police officers joined forces with Caerphilly County Borough Council’s trading…
Missing Blackwood man, 40, found dead
The body of a Blackwood man, who had missing for a week, has been found.Gwent Police has said the body of 40-year-old Lewis Powell had been discovered and that they were not…
Dramatic styles at Coleg Gwent hair and beauty show
Creative hair and beauty students at Coleg Gwent’s Crosskeys campus wowed their audience with intricate hairstyles, dramatic make-up and stylish design recently at the campus’s annual hair and beauty show.The extravaganza, themed…
Caerphilly Council continues tough stance on littering and dog fouling
Caerphilly County Borough Council has said it will continue its tough stance in dealing with people who drop litter and allow their dogs to mess in public without cleaning it up.The council…
Caerphilly pop group Mike Fantastic on Britain’s Got Talent
An electro-pop band from Caerphilly has seen their popularity sky rocket after an appearance on TV show Britain’s Got Talent.Five-piece group Mike Fantastic now has more than 5,000 Facebook fans – a…
Caerphilly Council’s crackdown on noisy pubs
Pub landlords have been told to turn the volume down by Caerphilly County Borough Council.The local authority has said that between March last year and March this year it dealt with 249…
Ex-soldier raising cash for Afghan Heroes in record UK tractor drive
A 53-year-old ex-soldier who is riding a tractor around the country to raise cash for our troops will be stopping off at Senghenydd and Caerphilly on Tuesday and Wednesday.Terry Williams, who was…
Crackdown on illegal scrap metal traders in Risca
Illegal and unregistered scrap metal traders have been the subject of a crackdown by authorities.Gwent Police’s Risca Neighbourhood Policing Team, the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, the Environment Agency and Caerphilly County…