The proposed merger of Caerphilly County Borough Council’s social services and Blaenau Gwent’s has been welcomed by the boss of the Welsh Local Government Association. Steve Thomas, the chief executive of the…
Quad bikes ‘destroying’ ancient woodland at Crumlin
Ancient woodland at Crumlin is under threat from quad bikers, according to local councillors. Plaid Cymru’s Vera Jenkins and Keith Lloyd have appealed to riders of off-road and quad bikes not to…
Newbridge’s £11.9 million regeneration set to begin
The £11.9 million regeneration programme of Newbridge town is set to begin. Work is due to begin in late January on the EU-backed scheme aimed at making Newbridge a more attractive place…
3,000 Welsh jobs to be created through European Social Fund
Approximately 3,000 new jobs will be created over the next three years due to new European funding, the Welsh Government has announced.
Support available for people struggling with their finances
The Welsh Government has urged people struggling with their finances to get help after it recently approved funding for a new helpline. A £2.3 million funding package for Citizens Advice Cymru has…
Workers to strike at Crumlin’s Pot Noodle factory
Workers at the Pot Noodle factory in Crumlin are set to go on strike next week over a pension dispute with employers Unilever. The company wants to end its final salary scheme….
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: January 11
In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news. Boundary Shake-up I must say I was shocked by the proposals put forward…
Police appeal after Argoed burglary
Gwent Police is appealing for information to a burglary in Argoed, Blackwood that happened between Tuesday December 20 and Wednesday December 21. A house in Sunnyview was broken into and a number…
Most radical redrawing of region’s political map in 70 years will reduce Wales’s influence at Westminster, Labour says
Caerphilly and Islwyn could disappear from Parliamentary map
The Parliamentary constituencies of Caerphilly and Islwyn could disappear off the Parliamentary political map after plans to slash the number of Welsh MPs were unveiled.
The Boundary Commission for Wales has proposed cutting the number of Welsh MPs’ seats from 40 to 30, with the names and sizes of constituencies being changed.