Some of the Caerphilly youngsters sporting their designs made from recycled materials. Youngsters from Caerphilly County Borough have been strutting their stuff on the catwalk in designs created from recycled materials.The fashion…
Author: Richard Gurner
Become a Special Constable with Gwent Police
Gwent Police are holding a Special Constable recruitment event at Caerphilly Police Station on Wednesday March 10.The event is being held between 5.30pm and 10.30pm for anyone interested in volunteering and becoming…
Four councillors quit Labour in row over Islwyn seat
Four Labour councillors have quit the party angry that no-one local from the Islwyn Labour Party has been shortlisted as a candidate for the upcoming general election.Caerphilly councillors Dave Rees, Phyllis Griffiths,…
Caerphilly Cancer Research shop call for volunteers
A charity shop in Caerphilly is looking for more volunteers after its runaway success in attracting customers.The success of the Cancer Research Wales shop in Castle Court Shopping Centre has seen it…
Ystrad Mynach College students culinary success
Catering students from Ystrad Mynach College made a winning team at the recent Welsh International Culinary Championships 2010 at Coleg Llandrillo in Rhyl.The team of five students won an amazing 17 awards…
Plaid’s Lindsay Whittle outrage over ‘war’ medals for MPs
Lindsay Whittle, Plaid Cymru’s Parliamentary Candidate for Caerphilly, has hit out after it was revealed that MPs can be awarded medals for spending a short amount of time in war zones.It recently…
More ‘talking’ CCTV for Caerphilly County Borough
‘Talking’ CCTV systems are to be introduced in four further towns in Caerphilly County Borough after a successful trial in Blackwood.The security system allows CCTV operators to tell people off who may…
Community groups secure £675,000 worth of cash grants
Five community projects in Caerphilly County Borough have been awarded £676,625 by the Welsh Assembly Government’s Communities Facilities and Activities Programme (CFAP) scheme.The Manmoel community, near Blackwood, has secured £58,077 towards the…
Coleg Gwent students produce charity music video
Budding film makers from Coleg Gwent’s Crosskeys Campus will get to celebrate their hard work on a music video in aid of cancer charity Tenovus at a special launch event on Saturday…
Top sports journalist visits Caerphilly schools
Young football fans in Caerphilly County Borough have enjoyed a visit by a renowned sports writer.Organised by Caerphilly’s Schools Library Service, sports writer and journalist Dan Freedman visited three schools to talk…