Trading Standards are warning people not to hand over donations of clothing and unwanted household goods to bogus charity firms.The warning comes after Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Trading Standards team reported an…
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Police appeal to find owners of stolen garden tools
Gwent Police has appealed for burglary victims to come forward to identify some stolen items found by officers from a premises on Maindee Road, Cwmfelinfach.The items are thought to have been stolen…
Community safety event in Phillipstown
Residents from Phillipstown and the surrounding areas are being invited to come along to a Community Safety Information Day on Thursday May 13.The event is being held from 10am until 4pm at…
Caerphilly Council’s community safety wardens help tackle antisocial behaviour
Caerphilly County Borough Council’s team of 11 community safety wardens made a total of almost 6,000 visits last year to ‘hot spots’ of antisocial behaviour.The council has said the sight wardens will…
Tonne of rubbish cleared from Darran Valley
A tonne of rubbish has been cleared from a local beauty spot as part of a national clean-up effort.College students, school pupils, young offenders and local volunteers took a day to clear…
Big Green Festival at Waunfawr Park, Crosskeys
Crosskeys is to host a free family festival event on Saturday May 15.The ‘Big Green Festival’ takes place at Waunfawr Park, which was recently awarded Green Flag Status, and boasts live music,…
Residents reminded to secure homes after burglaries
Residents in Bargoed and Blackwood are being reminded to close and lock their doors and windows following a number of burglaries in the area.Over the last week, eight houses have been targeted…
Education project set for Risca’s Waun Fawr Brickworks site
Councillors have agreed that a former brickworks site in Risca can be used as part of an animal education project for disadvantaged kids.Caerphilly County Borough Council’s cabinet has decided the former Waun…
Caerphilly bowlers to play for Wales in Commonwealth Games
Caerphilly bowlers Martin Selway and Marc Wyatt are among the first athletes to be chosen to represent Wales at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Delhi.Martin, 46, and Marc, 32, who both live…
Caerphilly Business Forum: Hung Parliament is “worst case scenario”
The general election result of a hung Parliament is a “worst case scenario” for local firms – according to the Caerphilly Business Forum.
The business association’s vice chairman Andrew Diplock said the last thing that was needed was political bickering.
Mr Diplock said: “The recession has been particularly tough on SMEs in South Wales and business owners have had to batten down the hatches to enable their businesses to ride out the storm.”