The lives of Rhymney men who fought and died in the First World War are to be explored as part of a new history project.Rhymney Comprehensive School has been awarded £3,500 from…
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Gelligaer Cemetery plan progress
Plans to extend Gelligaer Cemetery and increase the number of burial spaces at the site have been submitted to the council’s planning department.The proposals to extend the site comes after a Caerphilly…
Welsh Government announces draft budget for 2013/14
The Welsh NHS is set to get an extra £570m in funding over the next three years, after the Welsh government agreed revealed its draft budget.The extra funds include £150m for this…
Wayne David appointed Ed Miliband’s Parliamentary Private Secretary
Caerphilly MP Wayne David has been appointed Labour leader Ed Miliband’s Parliamentary Private Secretary.Until yesterday’s shadow reshuffle, Mr David was the Shadow Minister for Constitutional and Political Reform. In that role he…
Mental health workshops at New Tredegar
The White Rose Centre in New Tredegar will play host to a range of taster sessions and workshops to raise awareness of World Mental Health Day on Thursday October 10.One in four…
Gwent Police announce new Chief Constable
Gwent Police’s Temporary Chief Constable is to be put forward for the top job on a permanent basis, the force has announced.Jeff Farrar has been in temporary charge of Gwent Police since…
Family and friends help raise £25,000 for children’s hospital
The son of a Penyrheol shopkeeper has helped raise almost £25,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.Shalil Bhoja was one of six Welsh lads who took part in a recent ‘Tough…
Caerphilly County Borough Council spent £488,000 on unlawful payments last year
Caerphilly County Borough Council spent more than £488,000 on unlawful payments last year, according to its annual accounts.More than £270,000, already considered unlawful by the Wales Audit Office, was paid out through…
Welsh Government announces two new business rate schemes
Two new business rates schemes have been announced by Economy Minister Edwina Hart in a bid to revitalise Welsh high streets and encourage commercial development.The schemes, announced in a statement to Assembly Members, are…
Hengoed musician wins prestigious Bryn Terfel Scholarship
A former pupil of Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni has won the Bryn Terfel Scholarship at the Urdd Gobaith Cymru youth competition in Aberystwyth.Flautist Chloe Angharad-Bradshaw, from Hengoed, won the prize, worth £4,000,…