A Caerphilly Council Christmas appeal to collect presents for deserving children in the county borough has been boosted by a donation from a manufacturing firm.Cwmbran-based Zodiac Seats UK has donated more than…
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First Minister calls on Chancellor to boost capital investment
The First Minister of Wales has joined the leaders of Scotland and Northern Ireland to call for more capital investment cash from the UK Government.Ahead of the Chancellor George Osborne’s autumn statement…
Gwent Police looking for volunteers to work with cadets
Gwent Police is looking for volunteers to help with its police cadet scheme.The police cadet scheme is designed to develop youngsters by giving them experience in dealing with members of the public.The…
17 break-ins in Bargoed in 9 weeks
Police in Bargoed are reminding residents to be extra vigilant with the of security of their homes following a recent spate of burglaries.In the last nine weeks, 17 properties in Bargoed have…
Planned new organ donation law presented to Welsh Assembly
Legislation to introduce a soft opt-out organ donation system in Wales has been formally presented to the National Assembly of Wales.The Human Transplantation (Wales) Bill was laid before the Assembly on Monday….
Plaid AM celebrates fostering charity’s tenth anniversary
Plaid Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle signed a giant birthday card at celebrations last week to mark the tenth anniversary of the Fostering Network Wales.South Wales East-based Lindsay Whittle praised the charity for…
Government’s work programme failing people in Islwyn says MP
The UK Government’s flagship work programme is failing people in the Islwyn constituency, according to its MP Chris Evans.New figures show that locally the scheme has put less than 1% of applicants…
Islwyn MP joins calls for urgent meeting with PM on steel redundancies
Islwyn MP Chris Evans has joined calls for an urgent meeting with the Prime Minister to discuss local job losses after steel giant Tata announced plans to cut jobs.Last month the company…
Appeal for information following three burglaries in Bargoed
Police in Bargoed are appealing for information following three burglaries in the same street over the past month.The three break-ins all happened on Park View, Bargoed.The first took place between 5.30pm and…
Win a family ticket to see Panto Babes in the Wood at Blackwood Miners’ Institute
Caerphilly Observer readers can win one family ticket for a performance of Babes in the Wood, this year’s Christmas panto at Blackwood Miners’ Institute.Directed and starring top Welsh entertainer Owen Money and…