Scam phone callers are tempting people to part with their credit card details with claims of cheap gas and electricity in a bid to defraud them.Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Trading Standards are…
Parents need more guidance on children’s teeth care, says committee
More support for parents is needed to help them look after their children’s teeth, according to Welsh Assembly committee.The National Assembly for Wales’ Children and Young People Committee has said the Welsh…
Welsh Government to make it easier for small businesses to fight for its contracts
The Welsh Government has said it is making changes to the way it awards contracts to businesses to make it easier for smaller firms to win them.Finance Minister Jane Hutt announced the…
Bargoed, Blackwood and Caerphilly Peacocks saved after sale
Cardiff-based fashion retailer Peacocks has been sold in a deal with Edinburgh Woollen Mill, saving 36 jobs in Caerphilly County Borough.Administers KPMG have confirmed the three stores will remain open after it…
Audio walks available to download to your MP3 player or mobile
Caerphilly County Borough Council is to launch digital audio walks so people can download to their MP3 players and mobile phones.Working in partnership with ‘Ramblers Cymru’ and ‘Peoples Collection Wales’, Caerphilly County…
Carl Whant jailed for 35 years for murdering pregnant teenager Nikitta Grender
A former nightclub bouncer has been jailed for at least 35 years for murdering a pregnant teenager two weeks before she was due to give birth.Carl Whant, 27, of Bettws, Newport, raped…
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: February 22
In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.Bargoed I showed some visitors around Hanbury Chapel in Bargoed which has been transformed…
Caerphilly’s Citizens Advice Bureau praised in report
Caerphilly County’s Citizens Advice Bureau has been praised in an independent report by auditors.The audit, by national Citizens Advice, rates the quality of advice of the bureau as ‘very good’. The bureau’s…
Change in law to help families of the missing backed by sister of Manic Street Preacher Richey Edwards
Islwyn MP Chris Evans and the sister of missing Manic Street Preacher Richey Edwards have backed calls for a change in the law for more rights for families of missing people.Mr Evans,…
Bronze plaques stolen from Bargoed Park
Metal thieves have stolen four bronze plaques from the entrance pillars at Bargoed Park.Three were stolen on Monday February 13 and a fourth between 10am on Wednesday February 15 and 1pm on…