Campaigners are celebrating after a planned extension to a supermarket was thrown out by planning councillors.Retail giant Tesco wanted to extend its Ystrad Mynach store with more shop floor space, a café,…
Author: Richard Gurner
Winners of Caerphilly Business Forum Awards 2009
A Crumlin company which provides training to the utility and civil engineering sectors has scooped two top prizes at this year’s Caerphilly Business Forum Awards.Utility Training Services Ltd, which was founded just…
Caerphilly girl 12 tricked by Bebo internet pervert
A Scottish teenager faces jail after trying to lure a 12-year-old Caerphilly girl into bed after meeting her on internet site Bebo.Paul Davies, 19, tricked the girl’s parents into letting her travel…
Caerphilly council tears down road signs
Usually vandals tear signs down and the council puts them back up.
Not so in this instance.
Caerphilly County Borough Council has been taking down road signs it feels are a distraction to motorists.
The authority is on a mission to rid the county borough of unnecessary signs.
Football tournament in memory of Abertridwr’s ‘Hovis’
An indoor football tournament is to be held next month in memory of David Furness, a former member of staff at Caerphilly Leisure Centre.
The Dave Furness Memorial Cup has been organised by Sport Caerphilly CB in partnership with Gwent Police and Caerphilly and St Cenydd Leisure Centres.
The six-a-side tournament will run during the second and third weeks of December.
Lindsay Whittle calls for more police cash
Lindsay Whittle, the leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council, has called upon the Government for more policing funds.
Mr Whittle said that after meeting with Gwent Police Chief Constable Mike Giannasi the police authority had a £10 million shortfall.
Councillor Whittle said: “It’s clear that Gwent Police does not have enough funding and that is down to the Home Office.”
Former Blackwood GP honoured by local Labour Party
Members of Islwyn Labour Party recently came together to recognise, Dr Dipak Ray for his dedication and commitment to the party over the years.
At a meeting in Pontllanfraith, Don Touhig MP, Irene James AM joined chair Councillor Tom Williams to present Dr Ray with a Labour Party merit award for his selfless contribution to the Labour Party.
Dr Ray has dedicated his life to promoting equal opportunities and campaigning for improvements in the NHS.
50,000 Smart Cards issued by Caerphilly Council
A six-year-old girl has won herself and her family 12 months leisure centre membership after becoming the 50,000th person to sign up for a council “Smart Card”.Mischa Smith, from Tredegar, became the…
Major work on Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr completed
Major work on the new £172.7million Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr hospital has been completed.Last week Welsh Assembly Health Minister Edwina Hart visited the site for a topping out ceremony signalling the last brick…
Lloyd Daniels beats Jamie Afro in X-Factor vote
Treharris’s Lloyd Daniels has survived being in the bottom two once again on TV’s X-Factor.On Sunday night’s programme he was paired with Jamie Archer after the two gained the least number of…