Caerphilly MP Wayne David has called for an end to second jobs for MPs after the General Election, following Channel 4 Dispatches and Daily Telegraph revelations about Malcom Rifkind and Jack Straw.
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Choir sings for gay rights charity Stonewall in memory of Bedwas councillor’s son
A Caerphilly County Borough councillor has helped raise cash and awareness for a gay rights charity in memory of his son.
AMs vote against ban on hitting children
Assembly Members have voted against a ban on smacking children in Wales at a vote in the Senedd.
Ystrad Mynach Primary School field could be permanently cut in two by park and ride road
A school playing field could be cut in two by a road if a proposed extension of a park and ride scheme goes ahead, councillors and residents have warned.
Lecturers threatened with redundancy to lobby bosses in protest against Coleg y Cymoedd chief’s £46,000 pay rise
Angry lecturers will lobby Coleg y Cymoedd’s governing body today, March 9, in protest to the college head’s £46,000 pay rise, amid the threat of redundancies.
Ice cream seller handed suspended sentence for trading unofficially at last year’s Big Cheese festival
An ice cream seller has been given a suspended prison sentence after trading near last year’s Big Cheese festival without a licence.Anthony Zaccaria, of Station Terrace, Canton, Cardiff was taken to court…
St David’s Day celebrated across Caerphilly County Borough
St David’s Day was celebrated across Caerphilly County Borough with special concerts taking place simultaneously in four town centres.The festivities saw bands and choirs performing the Welsh national anthem amidst a packed…
UKIP’s Caerphilly candidate gets trapped by tide in Margate
Caerphilly’s UKIP candidate Sam Gould was left red-faced and wet-shooed when he tried to get the better of pro-immigration protesters at the party’s spring conference in Margate on February 28.Mr Gould wrote…
Wales “insulated” from cuts, Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb claims on visit to Caerphilly
Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb claimed “Wales has been insulated from the worst of the cuts”, while speaking to Caerphilly Observer.The Conservative MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire made the claim at Glanmor’s tearooms in…
Court boots nuisance family out of Gelligaer home over behaviour
A nuisance family have been booted out of their home because of their antisocial behaviour.