A special summer business event, held recently in Bedwas, has been hailed as a resounding success. The first ever ‘Bedwas Business Summer Garden Party’ took place at Bedwas High School. The party…
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Safer Caerphilly Community Safety Partnership thank residents for views
The Safer Caerphilly Community Safety Partnership has thanked residents for attending its recent ‘Ask the Panel’ event. Residents from across Caerphilly County Borough were invited to put their community safety questions to…
Inspection success for Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni
A Welsh language secondary school in Caerphilly County Borough has received a glowing report from Estyn Inspectors. Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni, in Fleur de Lys near Blackwood, has been awarded top grades…
Caerphilly printing firm celebrates first year with annual sales of £70k
The printing arm of Caerphilly-based business services company Draig has notched up annual sales of £70,000 in its first year after being established during the height of the recession. Printing.Com@Draig has already…
Summer activity scheme for Caerphilly youngsters
Bored youngsters with nothing to do during the school holidays can join up to an activity scheme. ‘The Zone’ will be running at St Martin’s School from 12pm to 3pm every weekday…
Run the Cardiff 10K for Diabetes UK Cymru
Diabetes UK Cymru is appealing for people to put their running shoes on for the HSBC Cardiff 10K Run to raise money for it. The charity has 200 places in the Cardiff…
Deadline to enter Canmol Wales Marketing Awards 2010
Companies in Caerphilly have only until the end of this month to enter the 2010 Canmol: Wales Marketing Awards, organised by the Chartered Institute of Marketing. The Canmol awards, which means to…
Caerphilly man jailed for six months for dog fighting offences
A convicted dog fighter from Llanbradach has been jailed for six months following a major investigation by covert RSPCA inspectors. David Brinley Braddon was given the maximum possible custodial sentence, along with…
Caerphilly AM backs presumed organ donation consent
Jeff Cuthbert, Labour’s Assembly Member for Caerphilly, has backed moves to introduce presumed consent for organ donation in Wales. Mr Cuthbert welcomed yesterday’s announcement by First Minister Carwyn Jones AM that the…
Caerphilly firm ordered to pay £10,000 after worker lost fingers
A Caerphilly-based engineering firm has been ordered to pay £10,000 by a court after one of its workers lost four fingers and the top of his thumb as he used an unguarded…