Islwyn MP Chris Evans has welcomed news that a Pontllanfraith printer is taking on four new apprentices with support from the Welsh Assembly.Mr Evans recently visited the magazine printer Pensord to discover…
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Former Miss Caerphilly backing Labour’s Jeff Cuthbert
Politics and celebrity have been part of the electioneering toolkit for sometime now.Tony Blair got matey with the likes of Oasis and Blur in the 90s and David Cameron had actor Michael…
Ron Davies calls for Assembly policing powers
Caerphilly’s Plaid Cymru candidate Ron Davies has called for the devolution of policing and the transfer of associated funding to the Welsh Assembly.Mr Davies said giving the Assembly powers over the police…
Pentwynmawr Primary School holds Fairtrade fashion show
Pupils from Pentwynmawr Primary School recently held a fashion show with a difference.Modelling clothes made from recycled materials and Fairtrade products, the pupils of the Newbridge school showed off the culmination of…
Abertridwr boy with cerebral palsy given £1,000 trike by charity
A two-year-old boy with cerebral palsy has been given a £1,000 trike thanks to children’s charity React.Louie Meade, from Abertridwr, has difficulty walking, crawling and even sitting unsupported. His parents Kate and…
Solar panels given planning permission for Newbridge farm
Newbridge could be home to a solar panel park after councillors granted permission for it to be built on a farm.Caerphilly Councty Borough Council’s planning committee gave full planning permission for 240…
Tory Assembly candidate unveils ‘Caerphilly Jobs Trust’ proposal
Caerphilly’s Conservative Assembly candidate Owen Meredith, has promised to set up a ‘Jobs Trust’ if elected on May 5.Mr Meredith said the trust would help the unemployed match their skills to local…
Valleys Cycle Network Photography Competition
Sustainable transport charity Sustrans Cymru has launched a summer photography competition.The organisation wants people to get out on the National Cycle Network in the South Wales Valleys and document their day.People are…
Crime down by 9% across Gwent area
Crime in the Gwent Police force area has fallen, according to new Home Office statistics.The figures, which cover the 12 months to December 2010, reveal that overall crime was down 9% –…
Caerphilly Council leader Lindsay Whittle’s blog: April 20
In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer, Caerphilly Council leader Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.