Work is complete on the second phase of an £8m EU-backed improvement scheme for Bargoed town centre, Caerphilly County Borough Council has announced.High Street and Upper High Street has been transformed with…
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46% jump in book borrowing after opening of Bargoed Library
More people in Bargoed are borrowing books since the opening of the town’s new library at Hanbury Chapel.Caerphilly County Borough Council has reported a 46% rise in the number of books issued…
Entries open for Shelter Cymru’s Junior Golf Championship at Bargoed
Homelessness charity Shelter Cymru has said entries for its junior golf championship have been flooding in.The championship is open to young golfers across Wales who are members of a golf club and…
Work to begin on Bargoed Morrisons
Work on a new 56,000 sq ft Morrisons supermarket in Bargoed will begin on Monday March 12, it has been announced.Morrisons will be the anchor tenant in the retail development which will…
Sunny St David’s Day celebrations across Caerphilly
The sun came out and was shining on St David’s Day across Caerphilly County Borough yesterday as hundreds of people and school pupils gathered for four lunchtime concerts.The concerts were held in…
Show your pride this St David’s Day with free concerts
Residents across Caerphilly County Borough are being encouraged to show their Welsh pride this St David’s Day by coming along to a series of special lunchtime concert celebration events.Local schools and choirs…
Car key theft warning for Bargoed area
Residents need to be more vigilant with their home security and car keys, say police, after an increase in thieves breaking into a house to steal the vehicle parked outside.Gwent Police have…
Caerphilly Trading Standards warn of price comparison phone scam
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…
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…
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…