Gwent Police has said it will stamp out antisocial behaviour after increases in Bargoed and Blackwood.In Bargoed, officers have promised a “zero tolerance” stance after an increase in underage drinking in the…
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Giant daffodils and an angel for Bargoed as town gets more public artwork
Bargoed is to get four pieces of new public art costing £200,000, Caerphilly County Borough Council has announced.The new pieces, paid for with European Union money, follows the installation of the Pierhead…
50 people take part in Walk for Life in Bargoed
More than 50 people took part in a charity walk to raise cash for Kidney Wales Foundation.The ‘Walk for Life’ started on Sunday May 27 at 11am from Heolddu Leisure Centre in…
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…
Discover your ancestors during Local Community History Month
Caerphilly County Borough Council is encouraging residents to take part in some family research as part of Local Community History Month.The council is reminding people that the new Bargoed Library has some…
Business boost for Bargoed
Caerphilly County Borough Council has revealed that Bargoed saw nine new businesses open in 2011, compared to eight the previous year.The number of businesses closing down also fell from eight in 2010…
St Gwladys Bargoed Primary School awarded Platinum Eco Flag
St Gwladys Bargoed Primary has become the first school in Caerphilly County Borough to be awarded a Platinum Eco Flag.The prestigious national award has been achieved by only twenty nine schools in…
New blue badge aims to protect Caerphilly area against car park ‘space invaders’
A Bargoed man is supporting the Welsh Government crack-down on drivers who abuse the Blue Badge disabled parking system.Free for individual blue badge holders in Wales, the new style windscreen badge has many…
Bargoed pupils tell smokers not to drop butts outside school
Three pupils at Park Primary School in Bargoed have created posters telling smokers not to drop their cigarette butts outside their school.The children have been given gift cards for their creative efforts…
Anger over police station closures in Caerphilly County Borough
Anger has been expressed by politicians in Caerphilly County Borough at plans to close police stations in Caerphilly, Ystrad Mynach, Bargoed, Bedwas, Rhymney and Risca to the public.The closures, which will take…