The village of Nelson made national headlines over the weekend after it was reported by the Telegraph that its name has been placed on a council list of “problematic” place names with links to the slave trade.
Author: Richard Gurner
NHS Covid pass now needed to go to large events and nightclubs in Wales
An NHS Covid Pass, showing if you’ve been vaccinated or have had a negative test, is now needed to enter nightclubs and attend large events in Wales.Over-18s need to show their status…
Year 7 pupils can get free access to leisure centres in Caerphilly County Borough
Year 7 pupils are being given free access to all leisure and sport facilities in Caerphilly County Borough.
Managing director for new timber-frame house builders named
Announced in August this year, Celtic Offsite will manufacture low carbon homes from a new 2,600 sq m factory in Caerphilly.
Senedd Members vote in favour of Covid passes for nightclubs and large events
Covid passes will be needed to enter nightclubs and large events after Senedd Members voted for its compulsory introduction.
Welsh Government looking at business rates reform
The Welsh Government has told Caerphilly Observer it is looking at improving the business rates system as part of a wider tax reform.
When are Stagecoach drivers in Blackwood going on strike?
Stagecoach drivers based in Blackwood have announced the dates they are to go on strike over a pay dispute.
The first new council homes for almost 20 years
Caerphilly County Borough Council is now the owner of six new houses on a 55-home estate built on the former site of Bedwellty School in Aberbargoed.
“We need to do all we can to look after our hearing”
Hearing Care Specialist Jon McCarthy said: “I set up Valley Hearing as I wanted to bring an honest relaxed approached to private hearing care, one that isn’t based on sales targets.”
Is this the smallest shop in Blackwood?
Squeezed between a shoe shop and an opticians in Central Buildings on High Street, Blackwood, the premises measure just 11.5 square metres.