Street lights along non-residential roads in Caerphilly County Borough are to be switched off in a bid to save cash and reduce the authority’s carbon footprint.Councillors gave the go-ahead to the controversial…
Author: Richard Gurner
Winners of Young Musician of the Year 2010
A pupil from Pontllanfraith Comprehensive School has been crowned Caerphilly County Borough Schools’ Young Musician of the Year 2010.Jack Mainwaring, a year nine student, impressed the judges at Blackwood Miners’ Institute with…
Caerphilly school awarded £400,000 safer routes grant
St Cenydd School, in Trecenydd, has been awarded a £400,000 grant from the Welsh Assembly Government.The money will go towards providing safer routes to the school for pupils and comes from the…
Caerphilly MP Wayne David turns down £1,000 pay rise
Caerphilly Labour MP Wayne David has shunned a Parliamentary pay rise.Wales Office minister Mr David, who was ordered to repay almost £13,000 of expenses last month, has said he will not accept…
New Ystrad Mynach dodgeball and dance club
Youngsters aged between seven and 17 can get fit with a new sporting club.Every Tuesday at the Ystrad Mynach Boys and Girls Club, in Lisburn Road, youngsters can take part in the…
Youth theatre group looking for new committee members
Friends of Caerphilly Youth Theatre is looking for new committee members.Are you a business-minded person with an interest in the arts? Are you willing to give up some of your spare time…
Councillor in Islwyn seat row returns to Labour
A rebel Labour councillor who quit the party in a row about the shortlist for the Islwyn seat has rejoined the party.Ynysddu’s Jan Jones was one of four councillors who resigned from…
Gwent Police launch DVD to help Deaf community
Gwent Police has launched a new crime prevention DVD aimed at Britain’s Deaf community.The force teamed up with the British Deaf Association to produce the DVD after an idea by one of…
National success for New Tredegar TV production firm
A TV production company based in New Tredegar is to have one of its programmes screened on national BBC Two.Zipline Creative has had its TV series Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience picked up…
No footbridge tribute for late Risca councillor
A new footbridge planned for Risca will not bear the name of a late councillor.A 155-name petition was handed to Caerphilly County Borough Council in support of naming the bridge at the…