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TV’s Matt Johnson to learn Welsh in S4C reality show

Monday, July 4, 2011

A host of Welsh celebrities, including Caerphilly-born TV presenter Matt Johnson, are to star in a new reality show for S4C.

Matt, who presents Channel Five’s OK TV and ITV’s This Morning will join seven other media stars to learn Welsh for programme cariad@iaith:love4language.

Caerphilly Council given £30,000 for improvement schemes

Monday, July 4, 2011Monday, July 4, 2011

Caerphilly County Borough Council has been awarded £30,000 from the Welsh Government for local improvement works.Run down areas will benefit from the cash under the ‘Tidy Towns – Tidy Places’ initiative.These include:…

Caerphilly MP Wayne David’s blog: July 4

Monday, July 4, 2011Sunday, July 3, 2011

Caerphilly’ Labour MP Wayne David questions Tory Secretary of State for Wales Cheryl Gillan’s concern for Wales.

Caerphilly County Borough projects receive EU cash boost

Monday, July 4, 2011Monday, July 4, 2011

Three community projects in Caerphilly County Borough have been awarded almost £140,000 in funding.Groundwork Caerphilly, Smart Money Credit Union and Menter Iaith Sir Caerffili will receive the funding through the South East…

Grass fire prevention scheme in Bargoed a success

Monday, July 4, 2011Sunday, July 3, 2011

A scheme to discourage children from starting grass fires in the Bargoed area has been deemed a success.‘Project Bernie’ ran for a six week period, covering the Easter holidays, and saw the…

Police hunt violent man with Caerphilly connection

Friday, July 1, 2011

Police in Plymouth are looking for a man with Caerphilly connections. Matthew Benney, 20, has a history of serious violence, including the use of weapons, and is wanted for five offences.Police say has…

Entries sought for Big Cheese race

Friday, July 1, 2011

Organisers of the Big Cheese weekend 2011 are looking for entries to this year’s Great Cheese Race.Children and adults are being encouraged to take part in the fun run around the grounds…

People in Wales increasingly cutting back on essentials to meet housing costs

Friday, July 1, 2011

Increasing numbers of people in Wales are cutting back on essentials to meet housing costs, new research has revealed.Twenty one per cent of 1,000 respondents in a YouGov survey for Shelter Cymru…

Ysgol Y Lawnt Primary School given Fairtrade status

Friday, July 1, 2011

A primary school in Rhymney has become the first in the Caerphilly County Borough to achieve Fairtrade Status.The pupils and staff at Ysgol Y Lawnt have been working hard throughout the school…

Killing of Llanbradach pensioner ‘preventable’, says report

Friday, July 1, 2011Friday, July 1, 2011

The killing of Llanbradach pensioner Gwen Poole by a man suffering from schizophrenia was ‘preventable’, according to a new report.Martin Davies, 23, stabbed 66-year-old Mrs Poole with a bread knife near her…

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