Islwyn MP Don Touhig has honoured today’s Holocaust Memorial Day by signing a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons.Today marks the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration…
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Cwmcarn High School pupils quiz Islwyn MP
Students at Cwmcarn High School were given the opportunity to quiz local MP Don Touhig when he recently visited the school to talk about his work in Parliament.
Following a wide ranging speech in front of 100 pupils, Mr Touhig answered questions about a series of issues including Iraq, the NHS, the Labour Party, the General Election, school funding and MPs expenses.
Ron Davies’ Forward Wales party to disband
Ron Davies’ Forward Wales party is to disband, the former Welsh Secretary and ex-Caerphilly MP has admitted.The party’s registration with the Electoral Commission will not be renewed next month.Speculation is now rife…
Caerphilly Council’s adult social services praised
Caerphilly County Borough Council has had part of its social services department praised by inspectors.The authority was reviewed by the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) which examined how it dealt…
Caerphilly Miners’ community centre plan gathers pace
The campaign to transform Caerphilly District Miners’ Hospital into a community centre is gathering pace.The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre Management Committee, which was set up last year to try and keep the…
Plaid Cymru AMs question private treatment for NHS staff
Plaid Cymru AM Leanne Wood has written to Health Minister Edwina Hart after it was revealed that the NHS paid for treatment in the private sector for seven of its staff.The Aneurin…
85-year-old woman robbed in Bedwas home
Police are appealing for information after an 85-year-old woman was robbed in her own home.Two men, both aged about 18, broke into the elderly woman’s house on Pandy Road, in Bedwas, through…
Community centre plan for Caerphilly Miners’ Hospital
Caerphilly District Miners’ Hospital could be bought and turned into a community centre.The Caerphilly Miners Community Centre Management Committee was set up last year with the aim of keeping the historic main…
Caerphilly residents swap motorbikes for bicycles
Residents have traded in their off-road motorbikes for bicycles as part of a police scheme.People in Bedwas, Graig-Y-Rhacca, Llanbradach and Lansbury Park areas of Caerphilly handed over 17 off-road vehicles such as…
Blackwood’s Big Balloon Festival cancelled
Blackwood’s annual Big Balloon Festival has been scrapped after poor weather ruined past events.A report to Caerphilly County Borough Council by its chief executive Stuart Rosser said that despite attracting thousands of…