After being grilled by angry residents and traders at a public meeting last week, representatives from Wales and West Utilities were this week quizzed by councillors about the disruption caused in Caerphilly…
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Three secondary schools in Caerphilly County Borough could close in education shake-up
Three secondary schools in Caerphilly County Borough could close because of the number of spare places.The council has said there are currently 2,000 unfilled places in English medium language schools and wants…
Plaid Cymru Euro MP fined over S4C TV Licence fee protest
Plaid Cymru Euro MP Jill Evans has been fined by Pontypridd Magistrates Court today for refusing to pay her TV licence fee.Ms Evans joined others in withholding the fee in protest at…
Welsh Government opposes Remploy factory closures
The Welsh Government has voiced its opposition to UK Government plans to close Remploy factories across Wales – including the plant at Croespenmaen.The company was founded in 1945 to offer employment to…
Islwyn MP backs ‘opt out’ system to boost organ donation
Islwyn MP Chris Evans has backed a campaign by the British Heart Foundation to introduce presumed consent with organ donations.The UK currently has an ‘opt in’ system where people sign up to…
Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Not long left until the winners of the CBF Awards are announced
I’m now looking forward to our annual awards night having spent some time recently looking back. The reason? We’ve been considering the progress of our past winners.They were all invited to enter…
Citizens Advice Bureau survey reveals top three scams in Caerphilly County Borough
Caerphilly County Citizens Advice Bureau has revealed the top three scams currently doing the rounds.The charity carried out a survey asking people what they thought the worst scams were.A recent report by…
Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr wards named after former collieries
The Aneurin Bevan Health Board has announced the wards in the new Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr are to be named after former local collieries.The announcement comes after a campaign by local politicians to…
Caerphilly Council’s disability care rated ‘bad’ in report by charity Scope
Caerphilly’s Labour MP Wayne David has strongly criticised Caerphilly County Borough Council after it was ranked 17th out of 22 Welsh local authorities on disability care in a report by the charity…
Merthyr recycling company fined over Legionella risk
A Merthyr Tydfil-based recycling company has been fined for failing to control the risk of Legionella bacteria following an outbreak of Legionnaire’s disease in September last year.The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)…