Ten youngsters from Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly County Borough and Torfaen have become the first to complete a qualification that will see them become peer advocates. The peer advocacy scheme supports children and…
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Business support roadshow to visit Pontllanfraith
Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Business Enterprise Support and Rural Development Teams will be visiting Pontllanfraith on Wednesday as part of a series of roadshows aimed at helping businesses.The roadshow will take place…
Gwent Police Chief Constable to face the public over station closures
The Chief Constable of Gwent Police is to meet the public face-to-face to explain her decision to close police stations across the force area.In Caerphilly County Borough, stations in Caerphilly, Bargoed, Rhymney,…
Win a Diamond Jubilee street party pack from Peter’s Pies
With the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee weekend on June 2, Caerphilly Observer has teamed up with Bedwas firm Peter’s Pies to help our readers celebrate in style.Courtesy of Welsh favourite Peter’s, we are…
Noah Tyler suffered brain damage and mother could have also died during birth at Cardiff hospital, hearing is told
Tributes paid to Nelson motorcyclist killed in Lower Machen
Tributes have been paid to a 28-year-old Nelson man who was killed in a road accident on Sunday.The crash happened on Sunday May 27 at 4.25pm on the A468, Lower Machen and…
Police appeal for missing 26-year-old with links to Caerphilly
Police in the Midlands are searching for a missing a Wolverhampton man with links to Caerphilly.Daniel Duncan, from Prestwood Road, was known to have been in the Wolverhampton area until May 20,…
Welsh Government unveils plans for new food hygiene law
Plans for a new Welsh law making it compulsory for businesses to show their food hygiene ratings has been unveiled by the Welsh Government.The Food Hygiene Ratings (Wales) bill will be introduced…
Health board to hold Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr meeting
The Aneurin Bevan Health Board is to hold a public meeting on how the new £172m Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr hospital has fared since its opening in November last year.Public response to the…
Caerphilly MP Wayne David’s Blog: May 28
Are we all in this together? The Prime Minister is fond of saying that “we are all in this together”. By which he means that in these difficult economic times everyone must…