The Welsh Government’s spending plans for 2013/14 year have been announced by Finance Minister Jane Hutt.The Minister has set out a £15.4bn draft budget which the Welsh Government claims will stimulate growth…
Category: News
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: October 3
Social media and the NHS I was alarmed to receive a complaint from a constituent in my south-east region about a patient at Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny, posting a picture on Facebook…
Risca to get two community councils
County Borough Councillors have agreed to establish two new community councils for Risca.At a meeting of full council last week, it was agreed that community councils for the areas of Risca East…
Consultation begins on new Welsh school for Caerphilly
Plans to transform the closed St Ilan School in Caerphilly into a new Welsh language school have been opened to public consultation.Cllr Rhianon Passmore, cabinet member for education and lifelong learning, said:…
Caerphilly Council’s Waste Management Team voted best in UK
Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Waste Management team have been named Best Service Team of the Year for Waste Management and Recycling at the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) Awards.APSE is a…
Appeal after police car window smashed in Blackwood
Gwent Police is appealing for information after a police car window was smashed while officers responded to a call.Officers were called to reports of antisocial behaviour in Twynyffald Road, Blackwood, and spoke…
Caerphilly AM defends free prescriptions in Wales
Caerphilly’s Labour AM Jeff Cuthbert has criticised the Welsh Conservatives over their calls to scrap free prescriptions in Wales.Speaking in the Senedd last week, Tory Shadow Health Minister Darren Millar called for…
Graig-Y-Rhacca man given 19 month ban for drink driving
A van driver from Graig Y Rhacca has been banned from driving after he admitted drink driving.
IPCC investigate Gwent Police after man falls ill in custody
An investigation by police watchdog the IPCC has been launched after a man involved in an assault in Pontllanfraith fell ill while he was in police custody.The man, a 31-year-old, was involved…
John Griffiths says 5p charge has been a ‘resounding success’ that has raised more than £800,000 in a year