Cwm Ifor Primary School in Penyrheol will be torn down and replaced with a new £5m state-of-the-art school – Caerphilly County Borough Council has announced. The project will be funded through £4.04m…
Author: Richard Gurner
Appeal after rape at Glamorgan University
An 18-year-old girl has been raped at a Glamorgan University halls of residence. The attack happened at the Glamorgan Court Halls of Residence in Treforest in the early hours of Saturday, September…
Have your say on Caerphilly buses
Bus passengers across Caerphilly County Borough will get the chance to have their say about their local services on Friday at a bus users’ surgery. Organised by Caerphilly County Borough Council and…
Crumlin plastics firm fined £18,000 after finger accident
Plastics firm A Schulman, based on the Croespenmaen Industrial Estate, has been fined £18,000 after a worker lost three fingers as he cleaned a machine. The company admitted three health and safety…
WRU strikes multi-million pound deal
The WRU Group has renegotiated its current partnership with food services provider Compass Group UK & Ireland to produce a new 15-year deal which will significantly increase revenue for the Millennium Stadium,…
Man arrested in connection with suspicious car
A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with trying to lure teenage girls into a stolen car. Gwent Police had issued a warning to teens to be on their guard after…
Marketing award nomination for Catnic
Caerphilly firm Catnic, based on the Pontypandy Industrial Estate, has been nominated for a national marketing award. The building products firm has been shortlisted for the Canmol: Wales Marketing Awards, organised by…
Youngster snaps up book token prize in competition
Six-year-old Reuben Kala-Palmer, a pupil at Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Caerfilli, scooped top prize in an online competition about his favourite book.Caerphilly County Borough Council’s catering service runs competitions each term on their…
Success for Caerphilly businesses after awards triumph
Businesses in Caerphilly County Borough are being urged get their nominations in for this year’s Caerphilly Business Forum Awards by last year’s winners. Bedwas-based Land Rover parts company Bearmach has gone from…
Fatal A468 crash – deceased named
Updated September 24th, 2009 The 20-year-old man killed in a Rhiwderinon car crash on the A468, Bassaleg to Machen Road has been named as Samuel John Bailey from Graig-Y-Rhacca .The accident happened…