A new £5million extension at Ystrad Mynach college has been opened.Leighton Andrews, Assembly Minister for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning, opened the new building on Friday.The block has 13 classrooms, a new…
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Caerphilly Council ordered to apologise by public services ombudsman
Caerphilly County Borough Council has been ordered to apologise to a couple who had their autistic son taken away from them for eight months while claims of physical abuse were investigated.The Public…
Gwent Police arrest 44 in force-wide crackdown
Gwent Police arrested 44 people in a force-wide crime crackdown yesterday targeting known offenders, wanted people, scrap metal thieves and illegal traders.Local officers joined forces with British Transport Police, British Telecom, Western…
One-off reduction would take place if plan for corporation to partly fund with Welsh-language broadcaster proves unviable
Caerphilly Council to introduce new street trading rules
Caerphilly County Borough Council is proposing new measures to regulate how street traders, such as burger vans and ice cream vans, operate.The new measures will also affect anyone advertising their car for…
Caerphilly singer through to regional finals of talent contest
A Caerphilly singer has made it through to the regional finals of a UK-wide talent contest.Soprano Cheryl Roberts has been given the big thumbs up by judges at the Open Mic UK…
Islwyn MP criticises Government cuts
Islwyn’s Labour MP Chris Evans has described the public sector cuts announced by the Government as too deep and too fast.Mr Evans also branded the cuts as a dangerous gamble with the…
Cycle path repairs at Sirhowy Valley Country Park
Work has begun this week to fix a popular cycling route.Repairs to National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 47, which runs through the Sirhowy Valley Country Park, should be completed early in 2011.The…
Progress on wind turbine plans for Oakdale Business Park
Planning permission has been granted for a temporary mast at Oakdale Business Park which will discover if the site is suitable for two wind turbines.Caerphilly County Borough Council announced in July that…
Lindsay Whittle’s blog:October 20
In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer, Caerphilly Council leader Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.LABOUR LET DOWN THE PEOPLELabour councillors are doing a great disservice to the people of…