The One Show presenter Alex Jones is to co-present this year’s BBC Proms in the Park being held in Caerphilly.The TV host will be joined by Only Men Aloud musical director Tim…
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Blackwood couple chosen to help drive tourism in the Valleys
A couple from Blackwood have been chosen to try out and experience a host of events and activities across the Valleys this summer.Appointed as official Valleys Vacationers, Viv and Maria Watkins from…
Glamorgan University drama students perform at National Eisteddfod
Drama students from Glamorgan University have been performing at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in Wrexham.Welsh language student theatre company ‘Y Graddedigion’ (‘The Graduates’) performed a bilingual adaptation of the play Riff…
Police warning over bike thefts in Caerphilly County Borough
Gwent Police is warning residents to ensure their bikes are securely locked-up.The warning comes after three bikes worth £2,500 were taken from a house in Ystrad Mynach.The stolen bikes were a Cube…
Lottery funding boost for community projects in Bargoed and Nelson
Community projects in Bargoed and Nelson have been given thousands of pounds in grants by the Big Lottery Fund.Heol Fawr Allotments Association, in Nelson, has been given £1,855 to create a new…
Three Caerphilly County Borough parks given Green Flag status
Three parks in Caerphilly County Borough have been given Green Flag status to mark their quality.Morgan Jones Park in Caerphilly, Waunfawr Park in Crosskeys and Nelson Wern Park have all received the…
Blackwood Library to get £215,000 refurbishment
Blackwood Library is to get a £215,000 refurbishment.Caerphilly County Borough Council’s cabinet agreed to release £50,000 of money from its education and leisure budget at a meeting last week.The money will be…
Caerphilly Council to freeze school meal prices
Caerphilly County Borough Council has announced it will freeze school meal prices.Meal prices in both primary and secondary schools will remain unchanged when the new school year starts in September.Cllr Colin Mann,…
Caerphilly Council to install solar panels
Caerphilly County Borough Council is to install solar panels on four of its buildings.The council has said it hopes the scheme will generate almost £1 million in savings and revenue over the…
Islwyn MP given lesson by sports mad Crumlin youngsters
Islwyn MP Chris Evans was recently given a sports history lesson on biker Barry Sheen and football’s Busby Babes by a group of sports mad youngsters. The Labour MP visited the Crumlin High…