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Views sought as Newbridge set for £3.8m development

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Residents are to be asked for their views on a proposed £3.8 million development of Newbridge. The development will take place over the next four years after funding from the Welsh Assembly…

Virgin Media to provide ultrafast broadband in Crumlin over electricity poles

Wednesday, July 28, 2010Sunday, August 29, 2010

Virgin Media has announced that residents of the Welsh village of Crumlin, Caerphilly, will be the first in the UK to trial ultrafast broadband delivered over existing electricity poles. Following a landmark…

Bid to protect Caerphilly Cheese under European naming rules

Wednesday, July 28, 2010Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Caerphilly Cheese could be protected under European rules in the same way as Champagne. Champagne can only be called Champagne if it has been made in the Champagne province in France. The…

Caerphilly Council leader Whittle survives no confidence vote

Wednesday, July 28, 2010Friday, July 30, 2010

The leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council has survived a vote of no confidence. The motion of no confidence in Plaid Cymru’s Lindsay Whittle was brought by Risca West councillor David Rees…

Wind turbines planned for Oakdale Business Park

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Two wind turbines that would generate electricity for 2,400 homes could be built in Oakdale Caerphilly County Borough Council is working with renewable energy developer Partnerships for Renewables, to investigate the potential…

Contractor prosecuted for health and safety breaches at Caerphilly site

Tuesday, July 27, 2010Tuesday, July 27, 2010

A major construction company has been ordered to pay almost £15,000 for failing to properly protect its workers from falls on a site in Caerphilly. Gee Construction Ltd was the principal contractor…

Cefn Hengoed taxi driver fined for licence failure

Tuesday, July 27, 2010Tuesday, July 27, 2010

A taxi driver from Cefn Hengoed has been ordered to pay more than £700 by Caerphilly Magistrates after he was reported for driving an unlicensed taxi. David Eastwick, of The Close, Cefn…

Nelson teen champ Rhys to meet boxing heroes

Tuesday, July 27, 2010Tuesday, July 27, 2010

A young Caerphilly boxing champion has been given the opportunity to meet some of his boxing heroes in recognition of his sporting skills and his attitude to adversity. Rhys Warren, 14, from…

Volunteers secure £2.9m funding to restore Newbridge Memo

Tuesday, July 27, 2010Wednesday, July 28, 2010

The historic Newbridge Institute and Memorial Hall has secured £2.9 million funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund for its restoration. The Grade II* listed ‘Newbridge Memo’, as it is affectionately known, won…

Record attendance for Caerphilly’s Big Cheese 2010

Monday, July 26, 2010

This year’s Big Cheese Festival in Caerphilly was a record-breaker, according to organisers. Caerphilly County Borough Council estimate that 85,000 people visited the festival site over the weekend – but admitted this…

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