Ystrad Mynach training firm Educ8 Training has been awarded European funding to offer 25 paid work experience placements to youngsters.Twenty-five youngsters aged 16 and 17 can benefit from a six month paid…
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Children help plant trees near Rhymney
Ninety reception class pupils from Ysgol Y Llawnt, Upper Rhymney and Bryn Bach Primary schools attended a special ‘Teddy Bear’s Picnic’ recently at the Coed Bryn Oer Plant woodland site near Parc…
Bedwas pub celebrates European ruling on Sky TV and football rights
The Fly pub in Bedwas has welcomed the decision by the European Court of Justice which allows the screening of Premiership football games using a foreign TV decoder.The ruling, after a case…
130m wind turbines for Oakdale Business Park approved
Oakdale Business Park is to be the home of two 130m high wind turbines after councillors gave the electricity generating scheme approval.Councillors sitting at Wednesday’s planning committee meeting unanimously approved the plans…
Students from Ystrad Mynach College and Coleg Gwent set to shine at WorldSkills London
Students from Coleg Gwent and Ystrad Mynach College are taking to the global stage this week as they take part in the WorldSkills London 2011 competition.Thirty NVQ level 3 hairdressing students from…
Roadworks to hit A469 Ystrad Mynach
The A469 in Ystrad Mynach will be partially closed over the next three weekends due to surfacing works.Major highway improvements are underway in the area as part of the new hospital development…
Diabetes cases rise to nearly 10,500 in Caerphilly County Borough
The number of people diagnosed with diabetes in Caerphilly has increased by more than 400 in the past year pushing the total number to nearly 10,500, Diabetes UK Cymru has revealed.New figures…
Caerphilly County Borough to tweet about its ‘typical’ day
Caerphilly County Borough Council has announced it will use social networking site Twitter to capture a ‘typical’ day in the life of the local authority.Billed as ‘Caerphilly’s Big Tweet!’ the tweets will…
Caerphilly town residents can go back to school to get fit
St Martin’s Comprehensive School in Caerphilly has opened its doors to the local community so that residents can use the school’s pool and fitness facilities outside of school hours.As well as enjoying…
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: October 5
In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.Ysbyty Ystrad FawrI’m writing to the chief executive of the Aneurin Bevan Health Board…