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…
Author: Richard Gurner
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…
Hollywood beckons for Cefn Fforest’s Dream Alliance
A Hollywood film director is reportedly close to a deal to bring the story of Welsh Grand National winner Dream Alliance to the silver screen.Born on a disused allotment next to Blackwood…
Caerphilly MP leads sponsored walk in aid of Haiti victims
Caerphilly MP Wayne David has helped raise more than £2,000 in aid of the Haiti earthquake appeal by completing a sponsored walk from Bargoed to Machen.The 15 mile walk was led by…
Heartbreaking defeat for Wales against France
Wales came agonizingly close to pulling off another stunning second half comeback before seeing their hope of glory snatched away in an enthralling encounter at the Millennium Stadium.For the second game in…
Caerphilly Council tax up 2.9% for 2010/11 as budget is agreed
Caerphilly County Borough Council has agreed a 2.9% increase on council tax for this coming financial year.Councillors approved the rise at a meeting last night to discuss the local authority’s budget.A budget…
Public confidence in Gwent Police on the up
Just over half of people have confidence in Gwent Police’s ability to fight crime and antisocial behaviour.51% of people questioned in Caerphilly County Borough for the latest British Crime Survey said they…
Blackwood welcomes Children’s Laureate Anthony Browne
British author and illustrator Anthony Browne visited the Oasis Centre in Blackwood recently to talk to local school children about his love of books.Anthony, who has nearly forty titles to his name,…
Caerphilly Council criticised by Wales Audit Office report
Caerphilly’s Labour Assembly Member Jeff Cuthbert has voiced concern at a recent report on Caerphilly Council’s handling of work at Welfare Park in Senghenydd.The Wales Audit Office criticised the “significant problems in…