Pupils from Ysgol Ifor Bach in Abertridwr won first prize for the best banner displayed in a parade to welcome the Urdd Eisteddfod to Caerphilly County Borough.
Category: News
£250k regeneration grant for Crumlin’s Navigation Colliery
A community project to save a historic colliery site has been boosted by a £250,000 grant from the Welsh Government.
Police appeal for whereabouts of wanted Fleur-De-Lys man
Gwent Police is appealing for information to locate a 31-year-old man who breached his licence conditions after being released from prison.
Driver jailed for death of Gerwyn Allan Osborne-Flanagan in Cefn Hengoed
A man has been jailed for five years and banned from driving for six years, after the car he was driving struck and killed a teenager.
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: October 16
In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.
Police end investigation into unlawful payments at Caerphilly County Borough Council
Police in England have confirmed that no criminal charges will be brought against officers at Caerphilly County Borough Council over unlawful payments made to staff.
Appeal for witnesses after fatal car crash in Wyllie, near Blackwood
Gwent Police is appealing for witnesses after a fatal car crash on the B4251 in Wyllie, near Blackwood.
Caerphilly AM Jeff Cuthbert opposes plans to cut staffing at Ystrad Fawr hospital
Caerphilly AM Jeff Cuthbert has said he will oppose any move to scale back opening hours at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr (YYF) after plans were announced to remove trainee doctors.
Abertridwr’s Ben Flower given six month ban for Super League Grand Final attack
A Caerphilly-born player has been banned for six months for a double punch on St Helens’ Lance Hohaia -the longest ban ever dished out by the Rugby Football League.
Family outrage over Jake Sweeney killer Jason Grovell’s sentence
The father of a man killed as he was breaking up a fight, has described the attacker’s four year jail term as “a kick in the teeth”.