Wales have been boosted by the news that full back Lee Byrne’s two-week ban has been over turned which means he will be available for selection for the opening round of the…
Author: Richard Gurner
Winding House museum gets 14,000 visitors in first year
A museum has welcomed more than 14,000 visitors in its first year since opening.The Winding House in New Tredegar spent its first year hosting a series of events and exhibitions enjoyed by…
300 job losses at Caerphilly Council “still stands”
The deputy leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council has admitted the plan to axe 300 staff still stands as the council prepares to deal with its £25million funding gap.Plaid councillor Colin Mann…
Caerphilly Council gets £2.9m from failed Icelandic banks
Caerphilly County Borough Council has been repaid £2.9 million of the £15 million it lost during the Icelandic banking collapse.The council invested £5m in Icelandic Landsbanki and £10m in UK subsidiary Heritable…
Caerphilly Council’s scam letter campaign begins
Residents are being urged to keep an eye out for scam letters falling through their letter box this month as part of a nationwide campaign.
The “Scamnesty” campaign by Trading Standards and the Office of Fair Trading, and supported by Caerphilly County Borough Council, encourages people to drop their scam mailings into special “Scamnesty” bins this month.
More than three million adults, one in 15 people, fall victim to scams, losing a total of £3.5 billion every year.
Mystery over man, 28, found dead in Abertridwr on birthday
Mystery still surrounds the death of a 28-year-old man whose body was found on his birthday in an Abertridwr lane.The man, who has been named by friends on Facebook as Gareth Davies,…
Plaid hits back at Labour in street light switch off row
Plaid Cymru councillors have accused the local Labour Party of misleading the public and acting irresponsibly in its opposition to switching off the county borough’s street lights.Plaid-controlled Caerphilly County Borough Council is…
Caerphilly environmental business set to double in size
An environmental consultancy firm, based at the Tredomen Business and Technology Centre in Ystrad Mynach, is set to double in size thanks to a £400,000 investment.Utility Environmental Solutions, or UES, was established…
Caerphilly AM criticises council over street light switch off plan
Caerphilly’s Labour Assembly Member Jeff Cuthbert has hit out at plans by the council to switch off street lights to save cash.Plaid Cymru-controlled Caerphilly County Borough Council is carrying out a public…
Booze crackdown in Caerphilly County Borough for Six Nations
Police and officials from Caerphilly County Borough Council are launching a crackdown on booze-related bad behaviour during this year’s Six Nations.The two organisations, who are both members of the Safer Caerphilly Community…