New figures have revealed that road accidents and injuries have fallen since the controversial decision to switch off Caerphilly County Borough’s street lights. Lights along non-residential roads were switched off last year…
Trinity Fields in Ystrad Mynach plays host to rugby festival
More than 130 school pupils with special educational needs from across South East Wales recently had the opportunity to experience the thrills of rugby at a ‘Six Nations Rugby Festival’. Youngsters at…
Project ‘Bernie’ launched to tackle deliberate grass fires in Bargoed
A new project to reduce the number of deliberate grass fires in the Bargoed area has been launched. Called ‘Bernie’, the six-week campaign by Caerphilly County Borough Council, Gwent Police and South…
Sharp rise in metal thefts in Caerphilly County Borough
Caerphilly County Borough Council and Gwent Police have reported a sharp rise in the number of metal thefts. Litter bins, dog-fouling bins, manhole covers, signs, fencing and even a playground slide, rugby…
Caerphilly town’s St Ilan to re-open as a Welsh school
The former site of St Ilan School in Caerphilly town is to be turned into a new Welsh-language school to meet growing demand. Caerphilly County Borough Council has said that demand for…
Caerphilly Council leader Lindsay Whittle’s blog: April 6
In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer, Caerphilly Council leader Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news. AN APOLOGY I’d like to issue an apology to Labour politicians, particularly the local…
Secret World War II bunker at Coed Coesau-Whips opened to public
A secret World War II bunker at Coed Coesau-Whips Woodland, near Rudry and between Caerphilly and Cardiff, has been opened up to the public. Forestry Commission Wales called in the Coleshill Auxiliary…
Tributes paid to Blackwood fundraiser Bridget McNally
Tributes have been paid to fundraiser Bridget McNally, from Blackwood, after her eight year battle with cancer sadly came to an end last week. Despite her illness, the 50-year-old raised more than…
Have your say on Caerphilly town’s future
Caerphilly residents can have their say about regeneration plans for Caerphilly town centre at a special exhibition next week. A public consultation on the new draft Town Centre Action Plan for Caerphilly…
Caerphilly County Borough pupils go green with Yellow Pages
Pupils from across Caerphilly County Borough have been rewarded for helping to recycle thousands of copies of Yellow Pages directories. In total, 50 local schools took part and collected a 2,597 directories…