More than 3,000 Caerphilly County Borough Council workers are to get a pay rise to earn at least £7.20 an hour – costing taxpayers an extra £500,000 a year.Labour councillors, who run…
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Peter’s announce new pie flavour chosen by public
Bedwas-based Peter’s Pies has announced a new flavour chosen by members of the public.An online poll was combined with views from visitors at this year’s Royal Welsh Show for cheese, ham, leek…
Organisers of Big Cheese criticised over funfair ticket giveaway for disabled children
Organisers of this year’s Big Cheese have been criticised for the way free fairground tickets for families with disabled children have been allocated.Each year Caerphilly County Borough Council hands out 400 free…
Communication Workers Union dog attack campaign backed by Islwyn MP
A new safety campaign by the Communication Workers Union aimed at preventing dog attacks on postal workers has been backed by Islwyn MP Chris Evans.The campaign is aimed at dog owners to…
Your guide to the Big Cheese 2012
This weekend’s Big Cheese Festival 2012 – which this year will welcome Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies show – has begun.
First Minister’s good luck message to Welsh Olympic athletes
First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones has sent Welsh members of Team GB a good luck message.Thirty Welsh athletes have been selected for Team GB, including Dai Greene, Helen Jenkins, Hannah Mills…
Caerphilly youngsters ride the waves
A group of Caerphilly County Borough youngsters got a taste of the high seas recently when they completed a Duke of Edinburgh Sail Training voyage.The team of 11 and two staff set…
Caerphilly Council freezes price of school dinners
The price of school dinners has been frozen by Caerphilly County Borough Council.It is the third year the council, now controlled by Labour, has not increased the price of a school meal….
Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Keep it local
In his regular column for Caerphilly Observer, Caerphilly Business Forum’s chair Tony Sheehan looks at how business investment should be kept as local as possible.
New firm established at Parc Natntgarw with Welsh Government help
A firm advising SMEs (Small to Medium Enterprises) on new pension laws has been set up at Parc Nantgarw, near Caerphilly.Workplace Pensions Solutions (UK) has been established by Robbie Weston, of Tudor…