Gwent Police has welcomed new police cadets in Caerphilly last week following a recruitment drive at the end of 2012.The 22 new cadets are all between 15 and 16-years old and will…
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£2 million fund to build links between Communities First and schools
A new £2 million fund to support greater co-operation and joint working between schools and Communities First Clusters has been announced by the Local Government and Communities Minister Carl Sargeant.The Welsh Government…
Heavy snow to bring risk of disruption on Friday
The Met Office is warning of the risk of disruption as heavy snow is forecast across many parts of the UK on Friday.A band of rain will push into the west into…
Body found in Mornington Meadows, Caerphilly
A body of a man in his 50s has been found near Mornington Meadows, in Caerphilly, police have confirmed.
Police urge vigilance following £14,000 railway thefts on Rhymney Valley line
British Transport Police (BTP) officers investigating £14,000 worth of railway metal thefts in the New Tredegar area are urging members of the public to be vigilant.An appeal is also being made for…
Welsh ICE Blog: European Commission’s Action Plan for Entrepreneurship
In her column for the Caerphilly Observer, businesswoman and Welsh ICE director Mandy Weston looks at the potential local impacts of the European Commission’s Action Plan for Entrepreneurship, details of which were announced earlier this month.
Christmas shoppers flocked to Caerphilly County Borough town centres, figures reveal
The number of shoppers heading into town centres across the county borough increased in the week leading up to the big day, according to figures from Caerphilly County Borough Council.Caerphilly Council said…
Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr A&E campaigners to stage protest march
Campaigners who want a full 24-hour Accident and Emergency department at Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr will stage a protest march through Caerphilly town next month.
Two men sentenced after £25,000 of fake good seized by Caerphilly Trading Standards
Fake goods and tobacco worth around £25,000 have been confiscated by the courts in two separate counterfeiting cases.
Tributes paid to late Risca councillor Stan Jenkins
Tributes have been paid to long-standing Risca Councillor Stan Jenkins who passed away this week at the age of 67.