The banding scores of secondary schools in Caerphilly County Borough have been revealed by the BBC after a Freedom of Information request.Band 1 schools of Newbridge School, Oakdale Comprehensive and Ysgol Gyfun…
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Swalec cuts gas prices by 4.5%
The owner of energy firm Swalec has announced it is cutting its gas prices by 4.5% because of falling wholesale costs.SSE, which increased gas prices by 18% last year, said the price…
Bargoed petrol station owner convicted of selling fake cigarettes
A petrol station owner has been ordered to pay more than £7,000 for selling fake cigarettes.Manickavasgar Kirupananthan, the owner of the Total Bargoed Service Station at Gwerthnor Place in Bargoed, was prosecuted…
£80m invested in villages across Caerphilly County Borough
Almost £80 million of public money has been spent on villages across Caerphilly County Borough, the council has revealed.The sum, revealed in a council report and spanning ten years has gone on…
Bedwas pub ordered to close by Caerphilly Magistrates
The White Hart Pub, on Church Street in Bedwas, has been ordered to close for ten days by Caerphilly Magistrates’ Court because of disorder at the premises.Gwent Police were called to the…
Work agreed for St Ilan Welsh school plan despite funding fears
Councillors have agreed for work to begin on a new Welsh medium school in Caerphilly town – despite uncertainty over its funding.On Tuesday, members of Caerphilly County Borough Council’s cabinet agreed to…
Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Supporting local business is in our own interest
Christmas sales across the UK seem to have been better than feared though the doom merchants were quick to respond with dire predictions for 2012.We all chew over these headline figures while…
Charity helps Caerphilly Wheelchair Basketball Club
Caerphilly Wheelchair Basketball Club has been given four new chairs by a charity.The Lord’s Taverners Wales Region was donated the new equipment as part of their three year investment into developing wheelchair…
Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent social services merger praised by WLGA boss
The proposed merger of Caerphilly County Borough Council’s social services and Blaenau Gwent’s has been welcomed by the boss of the Welsh Local Government Association.Steve Thomas, the chief executive of the WLGA,…
Quad bikes ‘destroying’ ancient woodland at Crumlin
Ancient woodland at Crumlin is under threat from quad bikers, according to local councillors.Plaid Cymru’s Vera Jenkins and Keith Lloyd have appealed to riders of off-road and quad bikes not to use…