More than 3,000 visitors flocked to Bargoed on the weekend to sample the delights on offer at the town’s Christmas Market.A host of stalls included local craft, charity and seasonal foods. There…
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Bargoed to get new bowls pavilion
Bargoed looks set to get a new bowls pavilion in the New Year after the previous one was destroyed in an arson attack.Caerphilly County Borough Council has pledged to restore the fire…
Mobile police surgeries for Caerphilly County Borough’s Christmas shoppers
Gwent Police is sending out its mobile stations to give out some crime prevention advice to Christmas shoppersResidents, shoppers, business owners and revellers can drop in for the opportunity to discuss local…
Caerphilly Council’s cabinet told to look again at Aberbargoed library closure
Caerphilly County Borough Council’s decision-making cabinet has been told to look again at plans to close Aberbargoed Library.The body, made up of leading councillors, has been told by the authority’s Education for…
Bargoed Police Station to open doors to public and schoolchildren
Members of the public and schoolchildren will be able to go behind the scenes at Bargoed Police Station’s 100-year-old building.On Friday December 9, 80 pupils from St Gwladys Primary School, Park Primary…
Bargoed betting shop robber jailed
A 34-year-old man from Merthyr Tydfil has been jailed for five-and-half years after he robbed a betting shop.Anton Jones, of Gurnos Road, admitted robbing the Coral betting shop on Hanbury Road, Bargoed…
Poster competition teaches parents in Bargoed to ‘Park it Right’
Ten-year-old Jack Beytell of St Gwladys Primary School, in Bargoed, has won a Gwent Police poser competition telling parents to “Park it Right”.Bargoed’s Neighbourhood Policing Team has been using the competition this…
Minister visits Bargoed to launch funding support for museums, archives and libraries
Welsh Housing, Regeneration and Heritage Minister Huw Lewis was in Bargoed on Thursday to launch the latest round of grant schemes for Welsh museums, archives and libraries.The newly-opened Bargoed Library, housed in…
Caerphilly Council reports footfall in town centres on the increase
Caerphilly County Borough Council has reported footfall in the town centres of Bargoed, Blackwood and Caerphilly has risen by 10,000, compared to the same period last year.In Caerphilly, visitor numbers were recorded…
Bargoed residents reminded to lock windows and doors after seven local break-ins
Police officers in Bargoed are reminding residents to check the security of their homes following a recent spate of burglaries.Last week, seven homes in Bargoed were targeted where it appears that entry…