A community-run allotment in Bargoed has been handed almost £5,000 from Caerphilly County Borough Council.Oaklands Hall Allotment Association received the grant from the council’s Community Improvement Fund.The association has used the money…
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Bargoed debt centre wins £200,000 lottery grant
A debt centre based in a Bargoed church hall has been given a boost by over £200,000 of lottery funding.
Police appeal after 14-year-old Bargoed boy goes missing
Police are appealing for information to find 14-year-old Curtis Gingell from Bargoed who has been reported as missing.Curtis was last seen at 9pm on July 4 in Oakdale. He also has contacts…
Charity expands debt help in Rhymney Valley
Debt counselling charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has partnered with a local church to open an eighth debt centre in Bargoed.It has joined forces with the congregation of St Gwladys Church, in…
Questions raised over Bargoed cinema deal
A planned new cinema for Caerphilly County Borough could end up costing local taxpayers thousands of pounds, a Labour councillor has claimed.In May in this year it was revealed the cost of…
Update: Firefighters tackle large timber blaze in Bargoed
Fire crews put out large amounts of timber alight near forestry in Bargoed.
Appeal over fuel thefts in Ystrad Mynach and Gilfach
Gwent Police is investigating two thefts of petrol which happened on Saturday May 31.A man filled up fuel containers in the boot of his car at Tesco petrol station on Pengam Road…
Cost of planned Bargoed cinema likely to exceed £6.9m
The cost of a planned multiplex, owned by Caerphilly County Borough Council, is set to exceed its budget of £6.9 million.Councillors were presented with the news in a report to the authority’s…
Bargoed man wins payout over work injury
A construction worker has won a £13,000 settlement for injuries sustained from using vibrating tools.Hywel Jones, 28, from Bargoed, suffers from Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome after operating a variety of hand-held vibrating…
Brakes on for Tour of Britain – Caerphilly to miss out on cycle race
This year’s Tour of Britain cycle race will not be visiting Caerphilly because of budget cuts, Caerphilly County Borough Council has confirmed.For the past three years, Caerphilly town centre has hosted stage…