A Coleg Gwent lecturer has been selected to play netball for Wales in the Cook Islands.Steph Williams, a lecturer at Coleg Gwent’s Crosskeys Campus and part time PE teacher at Blackwood Comprehensive…
Caerphilly MP Wayne David’s Blog: October 15
Gren The other day, I attended the launch of the Gren walk in Hengoed. The brilliant cartoonist was of course a resident of Hengoed and his depiction of Welsh life was truly…
Plaid AM will press First Minister to back Commissioner for the Disabled
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle will press the First Minister in creating a Commissioner for the Disabled in Wales.Mr Whittle, Plaid Cymru’s spokesperson on equalities, is due to raise the issue…
Rugby Union: Bedwas RFC 23 Bedford Blues RFC 48
British and Irish Cup, Pool 2, Round 1, Saturday October 13, 2012. Match report by John Meredith, photography by Ian Lovell.Bedwas made their British and Irish Cup début in a home time…
Gwent Police receive Savile sex assault claim by woman
Gwent Police has passed on a complaint that a woman living in the force area was sexually assaulted by Jimmy Savile.The woman, who was 16 at the time, now lives in the…
Cwmcarn High School still closed after asbestos alert
Cwmcarn High School is still closed today after an asbestos scare.The school was closed until further notice on the afternoon of Friday October 12 while investigations are carried out.Headteacher Jacqui Peplinski has…
Cwmcarn High School closed over asbestos fears
Cwmcarn High School has been closed until further notice because of an asbestos scare.A spokesman for Caerphilly County Borough Council has said the local authority cannot reveal further details, although he did…
Nelson lorry driver fined £1,000 after scaffold crane injures worker
A worker unloading scaffolding from a flatbed lorry was thrown from the vehicle and hit by its load of boards and tubes when it overturned.Martin Sapec, 54, of Edwardsville, Treharris suffered a…
Caerphilly business shortlisted for Wales Marketing Award
Caerphilly-based business PHS Group PLC has shortlisted by the Chartered Institute of Marketing for the annual Canmol: Wales Marketing Awards.
Pengam’s intergenerational lunch club gets visit from Older People’s Commissioner for Wales
A club to build bridges between youngsters and older people received a special visit from the Older People’s Commissioner for Wales recently.