In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.A-LevelsI wanted to congratulate all A level students, staff and parents in Caerphilly. We…
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Second known port of Roman Britain unearthed during archaeological dig near fortress of Caerleon
Ynysddu youth worker honoured for 27 years of service
A youth worker from Ynysddu has been honoured for dedicating 27 years to the youth club he founded.Staff and youngsters from Ynysddu Youth Club held a special evening of recognition recently to…
Welsh health board plans two year project to transfer paper records to central electronic system
645 ex-miners in Wales died awaiting Vibration White Finger compensation
More than 600 former miners in Wales died before receiving compensation for a condition caused by working in the coal industry, according to figures released by the UK government.The figures on the…
Welsh Assembly date for Bedwas-based Peter’s pasty campaign
A campaign by Bedwas-based Peter’s Food Service to get the corned beef pasty recognised as the national dish of Wales will hand in a 2,000 name petition to the Welsh Assembly.The petition…
Blackwood sees increase in number of visitors
Blackwood has seen a 6% increase in visitors to the town centre compared to this time last year.Cllr Ron Davies, cabinet member for regeneration and planning, said: “I am so pleased to…
Caerphilly’s Community Safety Wardens get on their bikes
Caerphilly County Borough Council’s team of ten community safety wardens have been given bikes to help them get around better.To date the community safety wardens have carried out their duties primarily on…
Caerphilly Business Forum blog: We should be optimistic about the future
A glance at the news has been pretty depressing lately.In the last couple of weeks we’ve gone from riots and children looting to the desperate scramble for university places before the fees…
Huge demand for Welsh medium education in Caerphilly County Borough
The demand for Welsh medium education is soaring, according to Caerphilly County Borough Council.Figures recently produced for Caerphilly County Borough Council, show that 700 additional children of primary school age will need…