A Picnic in the Park was held in Trethomas recently to support Keep Wales Tidy’s clean up campaign.More than 60 people joined in with activities such as corn dolly making, while being…
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Caerphilly producer’s ‘Elvis’ film secures UK screenings
A documentary from a Caerphilly-based film producer has found its way into UK cinemas – including Blackwood’s Maxime.Orion: The Man Who Would Be King profiles the life of Jimmy ‘Orion’ Ellis, a…
Denman and Sons’ fun day raises cash for Macmillan charity
A builders’ merchant in Tir-y-Berth raised almost £1,100 for Macmillan by holding a fun day on September 25. Staff at Denman and Sons dressed up, donated and helped out, with Woody from…
Jack’s Appeal to benefit from card competition
School pupils are being given the chance to design Christmas cards to raise money for Jack’s Appeal.Welsh Hearts are launching the competition for school age children to design a festive card that…
Caerphilly computer firm Happus in biz top 100
Caerphilly-based start-up Happus has been named as one of two South Wales businesses in this year’s Small Biz 100.Happus, alongside Swansea’s Hygrove Homes, will be representing small businesses in South Wales on…
Caerphilly County Borough in top five for new start-ups
Caerphilly County Borough has been named in the top five Welsh council areas where benefit claimants have started their own business.In total, more than 4,000 new businesses have been started by jobless…
Trecenydd man handed suspended sentence over “revenge porn” after posting explicit picture of ex-lover on Facebook
A jilted lover has become the first transgender person in Britain to be convicted of “revenge porn”, after posting intimate images of his ex on Facebook.Jesse Hawthorne, 23, posted the explicit photos…
Risca pensioner assaulted after asking man to keep dog under control
A pensioner had to receive hospital treatment after he was assaulted by a dog-walker while strolling with his wife along Risca canal.
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: October 7, 2015
In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.
Family pay tribute to “caring” Paul Mills who died in A468 crash
Tributes have been paid to a “caring” father-of-two from Ystrad Mynach who died in a car crash that has left his ‘childhood sweetheart heartbroken’.