Dog Control Orders banning the animals from enclosed children’s play areas and Multi-Use Games Areas (MUGAs) across Caerphilly County Borough will come into force from May this year.
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St Cenydd Comprehensive pupils visit European Parliament
Pupils from St Cenydd School, near Trecenydd, have paid a visit to the European Parliament. Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans welcomed pupils and teachers to the Parliament building in Brussels on Tuesday…
Five incidents of criminal damage a day in Caerphilly County Borough
Five reports of criminal damage in Caerphilly County Borough are being made every day, according to Gwent Police.
Jocelyn Davies AM calls for imaginative approach from Welsh Government over bedroom tax
Plaid Cymru’s South Wales East AM Jocelyn Davies, has called on Housing Minister Huw Lewis, to use powers to designate rooms in the homes of people who maybe affected by the so-called…
Merged Ystrad Mynach College and Coleg Morgannwg to be called Coleg Y Cymoedd
The new college from the merger Ystrad Mynach College and Coleg Morgannwg will be called Coleg Y Cymoedd, education bosses have revealed.
Health and Safety Executive clampdown on Welsh building sites
Dangerous and unsafe working practices on construction sites across Wales are to be targeted as part of a national initiative aimed at reducing death, injury and ill health.To support a month-long drive…
16-year-old girl sexually assaulted in taxi on Caerphilly Mountain
A 16-year-old girl was driven to Caerphilly Mountain in a taxi and was sexually assaulted after a night out in Cardiff.
New CCTV cameras installed in Blackwood, Bargoed, Newbridge and Abertridwr
Sixteen new CCTV cameras have been installed in Blackwood town centre by Caerphilly County Borough Council.The cameras have replaced old ones originally installed in 2001. This has recently been followed by the…
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: February 20
Trinity Fields School inspectors have given top marks following an inspection report on Trinity Fields, the only special school serving Caerphilly County Borough.Forty per cent of the pupils suffer from severe learning…
Risca’s Tredegar Park gets £400,000 makeover
Tredegar Park in Risca has a received a £400,000 makeover from Caerphilly County Borough Council.The money, spent as part of the council’s Community Asset Fund programme, has gone towards repairs, a wide…