Plaid Cymru leadership hopeful Simon Thomas AM was in Ystrad Mynach last week as he met with some of the new apprentices at Caerphilly County Borough Council.
The council is funding jobs for up to 150 apprentices and trainees over the next three years.
A Caerphilly-based healthcare manufacturer has capped a year of success with another two prestigious business awards.Direct Healthcare Services Ltd, based on the town’s Western Industrial Estate, recently took prizes at the IWA…
Government does U-turn on Disability Living Allowance Back in March, I wrote that I had been approached by the parents of Jordan Owen of Tir-y-Berth. Jordan is blind and has cerebral palsy….
Members of the public and schoolchildren will be able to go behind the scenes at Bargoed Police Station’s 100-year-old building.On Friday December 9, 80 pupils from St Gwladys Primary School, Park Primary…
Caerphilly County Borough’s Youth Forum has elected its new cabinet.
The political body represents the views of young people and gives them a voice when dealing with Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Plaid Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle has rounded on critics of the £172m Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr – which opened its doors last month – during a debate at the Senedd.Mr Whittle, who represents…
Business confidence in Wales is down for the first time since the first quarter of 2011, according to a leading report.In the fourth quarter of 2011, the Business Confidence Index, compiled by…
Three people were injured after a car crashed into a house.The two car crash, which also damaged a gas pipe, happened at 8.40pm Friday in Shingrig Road, Nelson.An 18-year-old woman pedestrian was…
A social enterprise which supports people with severe learning disabilities is urging budding local entrepreneurs to take advantage of a new scheme which helps small businesses with IT.Crafts for Everyone, which offers…
During a visit to the Royal Mint in Llantrisant, First Minister Carwyn Jones has seen work being completed on the first Welsh seal since the time of Owain Glyndwr.The seal has been…