Pengam Library is closing its doors for three months to be be refurbished.Caerphilly Library Service is pleased to announce that the next library to receive a facelift in its programme of refurbishments…
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Tidy job for Ty Sign Primary School
Pupils from Ty Sign Primary School have been working hard by helping to clear litter and spruce up a derelict patch of land in Ty Sign with some wildlife friendly plants.The youngsters…
Scam letter warning for Caerphilly residents
Caerphilly County Borough Council has put its backing to a national poster campaign warning people to beware of scam letters.The Think Jessica campaign has been set up to tackle the problem of…
Caerphilly PCSOs help keep County Borough tidy
Police Community Support Officers across Caerphilly County Borough have been teaming up with local children to help clean up the community as part of Keep Wales Tidy week.Last week the officers helped…
Free swimming lessons on offer for families
Families are being offered free swimming and fitness lessons to take part in a new parenting skill scheme.Caerphilly County Borough Council’s leisure centres have teamed up with charity Drugaid to offer the…
300 tonnes of pallets alight in Cross Keys
Firefighters are tackling a blaze of around 300 tonnes of wooden pallets at the Blackvein Industrial Estate in Cross Keys.Fire crews were called to the estate just before 3am this morning.There are…
Police appeal on stolen power tools
Gwent Police is appealing for help in tracking down the owners of these stolen power tools.The items were recovered from a vehicle in the Newbridge area and a property in the Blackwood…
Caerphilly MP backs Gordon Brown
Caerphilly MP Wayne David has backed Prime Minister Gordon Brown during this week’s Labour Party Conference in Brighton.
Mr David spoke to CaerphillyObserver.co.uk following Mr Brown’s keynote speech to conference delegates on Tuesday.
He said: “It was a good speech. It was a speech of an international statesman where he set out his vision of the fight.”
Grants for new Caerphilly businesses available
Business start ups in Caerphilly County Borough are being urged to apply for grant money to help them get off the ground. The Heads of the Valleys Seed Capital Fund can help…
Crèche opens in Heolddu Comprehensive School
A new crèche has been opened at Heolddu Comprehensive School in Bargoed with Welsh Assembly Government funding.As a result of the funding through the Assembly’s Flying Start programme the crèche, formerly situated…