Blackwood councillor Kevin Etheridge has resigned citing “personal reasons”.Popular and well-known in the community for his work, Independent councillor Mr Etheridge was first elected in 1999.After his resignation last week, he told…
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Lindsay Whittle’s blog: April 21
In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer, Caerphilly Council leader Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.General ElectionI thought Observer readers would be interested in finding out what issues the public…
Police investigate A468 Caerphilly bypass crash
Police are appealing for witnesses after a two-car smash on the A468 Caerphilly bypass this morning.The accident happened at 7am just after the St Cenydd roundabout heading towards the Corbetts roundabout.A Vauxhall…
Election battle heats up as Caerphilly’s Labour and Plaid candidates clash
Wayne David, Caerphilly’s Labour candidate for the general election, has crossed swords with Plaid Cymru rival Lindsay Whittle over council spending cuts.Mr David launched a scathing attack on Plaid Cymru candidate Lindsay…
Blackwood students win BBC Question Time chance
Two politics students from Blackwood are to produce an episode of BBC TV’s Question Time after impressing corporation bosses in a competition.Coleg Gwent students David Cavell, 17, and Alexandra Morgan,18, staved off…
Crosskeys clean up launches Caerphilly StreetPride
Caerphilly County Borough Council has launched a new initiative to encourage people to take pride in the state of their streets.Aptly named Caerphilly StreetPride, the scheme had its official launch with a…
Blackwood man stole £70,000 from parking meters
A Blackwood man who stole £70,000 from parking machines he was employed to fix has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years.Arthur Blay, 48, stole the cash from machines between 2002 to 2008 when…
Investigation into Gwent Police personal details leak
UPDATE: Gwent Police rapped by watchdog after emailing 10,000 CRB checks to journalistGwent Police has launched an internal investigation after the personal details of more than 10,000 people were accidentally sent to…
Ystrad Mynach College’s new teaching block complete
Initial work on Ystrad Mynach College’s new £5 million building has been completed.The main shell of the building has been completed and work will now start on fitting the block out ready…
Principality Building Society backing Macmillan Cancer
Principality Building Society staff from Caerphilly have teamed up with Macmillan Cancer Support to raise tens of thousands of pounds for people affected by cancer in Wales.Caerphilly branch, in the Twyn, will…