Plaid Cymru members in Caerphilly County Borough will on Monday evening choose their new leader following last week’s council elections.Nominations close on Friday evening and members of the 20-strong group will decide…
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Blackwood youngsters shine at Young Enterprise event
Blackwood Comprehensive students will represent Caerphilly, Blaenau Gwent and Torfaen in the Young Enterprise Wales Innovation Awards on June 18 after winning the local event at Bedwellty House recently.The Nucleus team from…
Blue Peter Big Olympic Tour coming to Caerphilly
BBC TV children’s programme Blue Peter has announced that it be broadcasting live from Caerphilly town for the Olympic Torch relay on Saturday May 26.Following the live Saturday morning programme, presenters Helen…
Plaid calls for devolution of Remploy following Tory’s comments
Plaid Cymru’s South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle has reiterated the party’s call for the Welsh Government to take real action to protect the interests of Remploy workers by bringing factories under…
Cwmcarn Primary School pupils demonstrate artistic talents with poster competition
Pupils at Cwmcarn Primary School showed their artistic talents to Islwyn MP Chris Evans and senior management of packaging firm Smurfit Kappa as they took part in a poster competition to promote…
Caerphilly and District Twinning Association to stage photographic exhibition
Everyday life in Wales and Brittany is to be showcased in a photographic exhibition at Caerphilly’s Tourist Information Centre next month.Staged by Caerphilly and District Twinning Association, the exhibition ‘Glances at Brittany…
Caerphilly AM Cuthbert welcomes Assembly Asbestos Bill
Caerphilly’s Labour AM Jeff Cuthbert has welcomed a proposed to allow the NHS in Wales to recover the cost of treatment for asbestos-related diseases.Fellow Labour AM Mick Antoniw will introduce a draft…
Rogue trader jailed after conning blind Nelson pensioner
A rogue trader who drove a blind pensioner to a bank to pay for work that didn’t need doing has been jailed for 14 months.Cornelius Jones, of Pontypool based C. Jones and…
Caerphilly man sets off on 1,000 mile trek in memory of late father
A Caerphilly man is trekking 1,027 miles around Wales in memory of his late father who helped establish the new coastal pathway.Dave Quarrell, 27, is hoping to raise £20,000 for Cancer Research…
Digger stolen from Butetown Reservoir in Rhymney
Thieves have managed to steal a digger worth thousands of pounds from Butetown Reservoir in Rhymney.The digger is a Kubota KX36-3, similar to the one pictured, and has an orange arm and…