Caerphilly businesses are being urged to enter the 2012 Canmol: Wales Marketing Awards, organised by the Chartered Institute of Marketing.The Canmol awards, which means to praise in Welsh, were created in 2008…
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Caerphilly County Borough included in wage subsidy scheme to help tackle youth unemployment
Caerphilly County Borough firms taking on young workers are to be offered wage subsidies by the UK Government earlier than previously announced, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said.Speaking in London at…
First Minister launches plans for first Welsh National Mining Memorial at Senghenydd
First Minister Carwyn Jones has launched an appeal for the first Welsh National Mining Memorial at the site of the worst mining disaster in British history.In total 440 men and boys were…
Islwyn Community Credit Union opens at Old Palace Library, Risca
Islwyn Community Credit Union has opened a new branch at Risca’s new library at the Palace Cinema.The credit union’s latest collection point is designed to help residents living in Risca and Crosskeys.Set…
Welsh Assembly Committee to hold inquiry into stillbirths
The National Assembly for Wales’s Health and Social Care Committee will hold a one-day inquiry into stillbirths in Wales on Thursday June 28.The inquiry will focus on the awareness, implementation and effectiveness…
Energy efficient school in Gelligaer saves £24,000
A new school in Gelligaer has saved the council £24,000 in energy costs in its first year of operation.Greenhill Primary School was the first school in the UK to achieve an Energy…
Two arrested in Abertridwr after reports of knife man running in lane
Two 18-year-old men have been arrested in Abertridwr following reports of a man running around with what police described as a “long bladed” weapon.
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: June 27
In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.Senghenydd Disaster I will be in Senghenydd on Thursday when the First Minister launches…
Assembly Members to debate lowering the voting age to 16
AMs will debate lowering the voting age to 16 in the latest Individual Members’ Debate to the held at the National Assembly for Wales on Wednesday 4 July. The motion, put forward…
Newbridge open for business says Caerphilly County Borough Council
Newbridge is very much open for business while regeneration work is taking place, Caerphilly County Borough Council has said.Work has already been completed at lower High Street and Victoria Terrace while the…