In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.
Category: News
Education Minister launches £200,000 Pupil Offer at Heolddu Comprehensive School
The Education Minister announced a new £200,000 programme allowing schools to ‘innovate’ at Heolddu Comprehensive School in Bargoed.
Police appeal after fuel theft from Morrisons Bargoed
Police are investigating a fuel theft from Morrisons in Bargoed after a man drove off from the garage forecourt without paying. It happened at around 3pm on Tuesday December 16.Officers would like…
Caerphilly Christmas Market attracts 16,000 visitors
More than 16,000 people visited Caerphilly last weekend for the annual Christmas market.
Caerphilly Christmas Market ran with the theme Christmas past and Christmas present on December 13 and 14.
Aberbargoed Primary School pupils learn conservation at grasslands reserve
School children have been fighting off invaders at Aberbargoed Grasslands Nature Reserve.
Caerphilly photographer wins Age Cymru competition with celebration of positive ageing
An amateur photographer from Caerphilly has taken first prize in a competition for her image questioning presumptions of old age.
Maesycwmmer actor Craig Roberts supports Ty Hafan’s Christmas appeal
Maesycwmmer Holiday star Craig Roberts took acting lessons off Ty Hafan patients when he dropped in to watch their Disney-themed pantomime.
Blackwood boy guilty of murdering Michael Lee Emmett
A teenager has admitted murdering Michael Lee Emmett, who died a month after he and a friend were stabbed in Blackwood.
Pantside Primary celebrates cupcake café success
Children at Pantside Primary School, in Newbridge, are celebrating the success of their new community cupcake café.The initiative allows Year 5 and Year 6 pupils to serve a range of hot and…
Caerphilly-based consultants UES Energy make four key staff appointments
An expanding Caerphilly-based energy consultancy has recruited a new member to their team.UES Energy, based on Caerphilly Business Park, picked Andy Hutchinson from one of their largest UK competitors for the new…