The Labour and Plaid Cymru groups on Caerphilly County Borough Council have announced their new leaders following the recent local election.As expected, Cllr Harry Andrews is to continue as Labour group leader…
Two men sentenced for Risca mountain arson
Two men have each been sentenced to 100 hours of community service for setting fire to mountainside in Risca.Kyle Doughty, 20, of Ty Canol, Cwmbran, and Sean Howells, 20, of Brynonnen Court,…
Bedwas steel company goes into administration
Bedwas-based building firm Ultimate Steel Fabrications Limited has gone into administration after it accrued debts of £160,000.Insolvency practitioners SFP has been appointed Administrator to the company, which is based on the Pant…
Wayne David MP presents petition to save Caerphilly Borough’s police stations
Caerphilly MP Wayne David has presented a petition of more than a 1,000 names in a campaign to stop police station closures.The petition was presented to the Chief Constable of Gwent Police,…
Labour challenged by Plaid over Blackwood supermarket
The ruling Labour group on Caerphilly County Borough Council must deliver a Morrisons supermarket, according to former local authority leader Allan Pritchard.The refusal of planning permission for a new Morrisons supermarket at…
Caerphilly MP Wayne David’s blog: May 14
A Healthy Democracy On May 3, the Caerphilly Borough had important elections for its Borough Council and for its Community Councils. Elections were held throughout Wales and Scotland and in many parts…
Ystrad Mynach recycling firm fined £112,000 after worker crushed to death
An Ystrad Mynach recycling firm has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a yard foreman was crushed to death.Norman Mayne, 56 and from Newport, died after he became…
Fire extinguished at Ystrad Mynach recycling centre
Updated 7.45pmFire crews have extinguished a major blaze at a recycling centre in Ystrad Mynach.Crews from Cefn Fforest, Pontypridd, Caerphilly and Cardiff Central were called to Amber Services Waste Management and Recycling,…
Bargoed Library to play host to well-known poet
Bargoed Library is to welcome well-known Welsh poet and author Mererid Hopwood on Tuesday May 15.As part of the forthcoming Literacy Olympics activities, organised by Caerphilly County Borough Council, Mererid will visit…
Police promise a “zero tolerance” approach to illegal parking in Blackwood
Gwent Police has promised a zero tolerance crackdown from today on illegal parking in Blackwood.The action, it has said, is in response to increasing complaints from traders about motorists parking on double-yellow…