A Bedwas company which manufactures metal sorting equipment has made it through to the finals of the National Recycling Awards.
Eriez Magnetics Europe, based on Bedwas House Industrial Estate, was named as a finalist in the MRW National Recycling Awards after being nominated in the Vehicles, Plant or Equipment Supplier of the Year category.
This year’s Machen Mountain Race has been cancelled over health and safety fears.The annual race sees more than 200 runners take part and is considered to be one of the UK’s top…
Arriva Trains Wales has announced it is closing Ninian Park Station for all of Cardiff City’s home fixtures this season.The company is planning to suspend services for three hours either side of…
In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.Blackwood WoodsCampaigners Andrew Farina-Childs and Delwyn Davies, two Blackwood councillors, deserve credit for their…
Wayne David, Labour MP for Caerphilly, has called for cuts to the police budget to be scrapped in light of the recent rioting in English cities.Welsh police authorities are currently giving support…
The country’s only A+ energy rated school, situarted in Gelligaer, has won a national award for its low impact on the environment.Greenhill Primary School, which has the highest energy rating for any…
A soldier has been found guilty of raping an 18-year-old girl student at a halls of residence at Glamorgan University.On Tuesday, Jonathan Haynes, 30, was found guilty of six counts of rape,…
In less than two months’ time Wales becomes the first UK country to introduce a charge for single use carrier bags.The Welsh Government has launched a campaign to ensure people are ready…
Residents will soon be able to recycle their worn out clothes after the council signed a new partnership deal.Caerphilly County Borough Council has joined forces with eight other Welsh local authorities to…
The unopened JD Wetherspoon pub in Caerphilly has been renamed The Malcolm Uphill in honour of the Trecenydd born motorcyclist.The new pub on Cardiff Road, which is due to open its doors…