Plaid Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle has proposed a statement of opinion along with three other Assembly members calling for better public toilets.The statement of opinion, which is the Assembly’s mechanism for allowing…
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Caerphilly Arts Service helping future talent
Caerphilly Arts Service, run by the council, has been helping the creative artists of the future through a training scheme.Twenty budding artists all corners of the arts sector have been taking part…
Two anglers arrested for fishing on River Sirhowy without a licence
Environment Agency Wales officers have caught two men on suspicion of fishing out of season and without a licence on the River Sirhowy.The men, a 19 –year-old from Pontllanfraith and a 33-year-old…
Oakdale cake company Just Love Food Company to double workforce
A company which makes nut-free cakes has announced it is to double its workforce from 30 to 60.The Just Love Food Factory, in Oakdale Business Park, started production in April last year…
Woman freed from A470 crash near Nantgarw
A woman was cut free from the car she was travelling in after a crash on the A470 near Nantgarw.
Coleg Gwent lecturer Alun’s Heroes trek is fundraising success
While students made the most of their half-term break, there was no rest for Coleg Gwent IT lecturer Alun King when he walked from north Wales to south Wales to raise money…
Trading Standards warn of festive loan sharks
Trading Standards officers from Caerphilly County Borough Council are warning of the risks of using illegal and unlicensed loan sharks in the run up to the festive season.Caerphilly County Borough Council is…
Tributes paid to Risca crash victim, 18,
Tributes have been paid by the friends of a teenager who was tragically killed in a car crash in Risca on the weekend.Eighteen-year-old Morgan Hackling, from Risca, was the front seat passenger…
Staff at Brewers Fayre Crossways raise cash for charity WaterAid
Staff at the Crossways Brewers Fayre, in Caerphilly, have raised £1,300 for charity WaterAid.The money has helped fund WaterAid’s work in India helping 66,000 people gain access to a long-term supply of…
Gwent Police welcomes new cadets to Caerphilly
Gwent Police has welcomed 20 new volunteer cadets into its force based in Caerphilly County Borough.The 20 Caerphilly cadets, aged between 15 and 17, will take part in a two-year programme giving…