A group of five Caerphilly builders are trying their luck on the EuroMillions lottery tonight after it was revealed their profession was the luckiest when it comes to playing.Builders are apparently the…
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Caerphilly fishing scheme reels in antisocial behaviour
Some would say they’ve been let off the hook but youngsters have been learning to fish as part of a scheme to keep them out of trouble.Eight youngsters from Caerphilly County Borough…
Caerphilly MP ordered to pay back almost £13,000
Caerphilly Member of Parliament Wayne David has had to pay back almost £13,000 in expenses after a review of MPs’ expenses.Sir Thomas Legg conducted the review into expenses paid out over the…
Criminals’ cash used to fund Trecenydd youth football
A football tournament for youngsters being held this weekend is taking place thanks to money seized from crooks.Trecenydd Communities First, together with a number of other agencies, have organised the Football Festival…
Caerphilly AM urges schools join breakfast scheme
Caerphilly’s Labour Assembly Member Jeff Cuthbert has said he would like to see more schools in the constituency offer children free breakfasts.Mr Cuthbert made his comments as it was announced 1,000 schools…
Friends pay tribute to popular Senghenydd man
Friends have paid tribute to a popular and well-liked man after his untimely death last week.The body of 28-year-old Gareth Davies, of Senghenydd, was found in a lane near the Garth estate…
Winding House museum gets 14,000 visitors in first year
A museum has welcomed more than 14,000 visitors in its first year since opening.The Winding House in New Tredegar spent its first year hosting a series of events and exhibitions enjoyed by…
300 job losses at Caerphilly Council “still stands”
The deputy leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council has admitted the plan to axe 300 staff still stands as the council prepares to deal with its £25million funding gap.Plaid councillor Colin Mann…
Caerphilly Council gets £2.9m from failed Icelandic banks
Caerphilly County Borough Council has been repaid £2.9 million of the £15 million it lost during the Icelandic banking collapse.The council invested £5m in Icelandic Landsbanki and £10m in UK subsidiary Heritable…
Caerphilly Council’s scam letter campaign begins
Residents are being urged to keep an eye out for scam letters falling through their letter box this month as part of a nationwide campaign.
The “Scamnesty” campaign by Trading Standards and the Office of Fair Trading, and supported by Caerphilly County Borough Council, encourages people to drop their scam mailings into special “Scamnesty” bins this month.
More than three million adults, one in 15 people, fall victim to scams, losing a total of £3.5 billion every year.