The £172million Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr has been officially handed over to the Aneurin Bevan Health Board.Building firm BAM Construction has now completed work on the 255-bed hospital. The health board will now…
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Caerphilly rock band Blackwaters get ready for the gig of their lives
A Caerphilly rock band are heading to the final of a national music competition with the aim of clinching the £100,000 prize on offer.Five-piece Blackwaters are hoping to hit the right notes…
Caerphilly County Borough Council launches new payment scheme
Residents across the Caerphilly County Borough can now pay council tax and housing rent at their local Post Office following the introduction of a new payment card scheme.Previously local people could only…
Caerphilly MP Wayne David’s blog: September 26
Caerphilly Castle is one of the finest castles in Europe. It was built by the Anglo-Norman Lord Gilbert de Clare in the 13th Century. During the 18th and 19th Centuries, it was…
Deadline looming for entries to Caerphilly County Borough community award scheme
Residents have until Friday September 30 to get their entries in for a new community award scheme.Caerphilly County Borough Council has launched a scheme to reward people who help to make their…
Special educational needs work project gets £8.8m EU funding
A project to help youngsters with special educational needs make the switch from education to employment has been given £8.8 million in EU funding.Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Regional SEN Transition to Employment…
Islwyn MP urges people to sign NHS petition
Islwyn MP Chris Evans is urging people add their name to a Labour Party campaign supporting the NHS.Shadow Secretary of State for Health John Healey recently launched the campaign called We Love…
Black Eyed Peas to play Michael Jackson Tribute Concert in Cardiff
The Black Eyed Peas have been named as the latest addition to the line up of next month’s Michael Jackson tribute concert at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium.The international multi-million selling act will join…
1,000 apply for 48 jobs at Caerphilly Wetherspoon pub The Malcolm Uphill
More than a thousand people have applied for a job at the new JD Wetherspoon pub in Caerphilly town.The Malcolm Uphill, which is due to open next month, has 48 part-time and…
Coleg Gwent students at Crosskeys raise £400 for Great Ormond Street Hospital
Students and staff at Coleg Gwent’s Crosskeys campus helped to raise over £400 for children affected by serious illness this week.The charity event organised by the Independent Living Skills (ILS) department featured…