Independent Living Skills (ILS) students at Coleg Gwent’s Crosskeys campus have won a four week supply of fresh fruit as part of a food co-op competition.The students, who run their own food…
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Pledge your support to save historic Caerphilly Miners’ Hospital building
People will have their final chance to pledge their support to the campaign to transform Caerphilly Miners’ Hospital into a community centre.Caerphilly District Miners’ Hospital closed last year with services transferred to…
Volunteers needed for new Macmillan cancer support service
Volunteers are being sought to help run a new cancer support service in Caerphilly County Borough from charity Macmillan.A core group of volunteers has already signed up to help people affected by…
Royal Bank of Scotland’s move puts 13,000 jobs in peril at Peacocks after the bank walked away from refinancing talks
Caerphilly woman loses half of body weight after hypnotherapy
A 21-stone travel agent from Caerphilly was shamed into losing half her body weight – after being pictured next to her size 8 sister on their joint wedding day.Mum-of-two Sarah Hart, 30,…
Stargazing event to be held in Deri
The night sky above Deri, near Bargoed, will feature on national TV this week as part of the BBC’s ‘Stargazing Live’ series.Co-produced by the Open University, the series returns on Monday for…
Improved bus service for Newbridge
Bus company Stagecoach has announced changes to its services between Newbridge and Blackwood.
From January 23, passengers from Pantside, Newbridge, will be able to travel through to Blackwood without changing buses.
Stagecoach is combining Routes 5 and N1 into a new service operating between Blackwood, Oakdale, Croespenmaen, Crumlin, Newbridge and Pantside.
First Minister calls for radical change if Scotland gains independence
Break-up of UK would lead to an English-dominated Westminster parliament, say first ministers of other home nations
Gwent Police named in top 100 employers for lesbian, gay and bisexual staff
Gwent Police has been rated as one of the top 100 employers in the UK for promoting equality among its staff.The force has been placed at 82 in the Stonewall’s Workplace Equality…
Caerphilly Council forces sale of empty homes
Caerphilly County Borough Council has managed to force the sale of two empty and run-down houses in a bid to cut the number of empty properties.The council forced the owners of the…