Plaid Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle has been selected by party members in Caerphilly to fight the constituency at the 2016 elections to the National Assembly.Mr Whittle, who currently represents South Wales East…
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School children to get involved with Gelligaer Community Archaeology Project
School children will next week take part in an archaeological dig in Gelligaer.The project at Gelligaer Cemetery will begin after initial investigations to extend the cemetery indicated significant Roman remains of national…
Junior football teams get new training equipment
Caerphilly’s footballing stars of tomorrow have been given a boost by Assembly Members Jeff Cuthbert and Lindsay Whittle.Both politicians managed to get their hands on some new training equipment through an Assembly…
Manic Street Preachers back Senghenydd’s National Mining Memorial
Blackwood band the Manic Street Preachers have given a £500 donation towards the Wales National Mining Memorial, which is being unveiled next month in Senghenydd.The memorial, which commemorates 150 mining disasters, will…
Community litter pick at Morgan Jones Park, Caerphilly
On Wednesday September 18, as part of Tidy Wales Week, Caerphilly residents are being urged to volunteer for a litter pick.To join the tidy up session around the community allotments and pond…
Caerphilly Council to spend £250,000 improving disabled access
Caerphilly County Borough Council is to spend £250,000 updating it buildings to improve access for disabled people.The works are being undertaken using funding from the council’s Disability Equality Group (DEG) during the…
Police appeal after burglary in Caerphilly
Police in Caerphilly are appealing for information following a burglary at a garage on Court Road, Caerphilly, which took place some time between August 9 and 23.Items stolen included: An orange Husqvarna…
Award paints Hengoed student’s path to success
A Hengoed student has been awarded a prestigious learning prize as a result of her outstanding level of work at Coleg y Cymoedd.Laurell Pearce has won the Overall Learner of the Year…
Unemployment in Wales falls by 7,000 to 118,000
The number of people unemployed in Wales has fallen by 7,000 to 118,000 in the last three months, according to figures published by Office for National Statistics (ONS).The unemployment figure has also…
Crowds flock to Caerphilly for Proms in the Park
More than 4,300 music lovers gathered at Owain Glyndŵr Playing Fields, Caerphilly on Saturday for the third annual Proms in the Park.Record numbers of Proms fans attended the Welsh leg of the…