A Bedwas man has helped raise £500 for charity by walking across hot coals.Swalec customer service advisor John Fradley joined colleague Angela James, of Cwmbran, at the company’s Cardiff Gate offices for…
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Caerphilly Plaid and Labour row intensifies with leaked email
The row being played out in Caerphilly County Borough between Plaid Cymru and Labour shows no sign of abating following another email row.Plaid are claiming Labour is in “disarray” after it was…
Community clean-up for Caerphilly town area
The Pontypandy area of Caerphilly town has been spruced-up by volunteers.A team of 40 local volunteers and workers from Caerphilly County Borough Council helped tidy the patch of land by planting native…
Caerphilly AM praises pupils for 100% attendance
Labour AM Jeff Cuthbert has praised the attendance records of school pupils from the Caerphilly constituency at an event held at the Welsh Assembly in Cardiff Bay this week.Neither Lewis Hall, of…
Caerphilly County Borough Remembrance Services 2010
People across the county borough are getting ready to pay tribute to those who have lost their lives in military conflict.Below are some of the events taking place this weekend. Blackwood Cenotaph,…
£40k lottery bid to restore Bedwas Workmen’s Hall
UPDATE: Bedwas Workmen’s Hall wins public vote.Volunteers who run Bedwas Workmen’s Hall are bidding for £40,000 of Lottery money to restore the building to its former glory.Built in 1923, the hall’s construction,…
Bedwas-based Peter’s Pies appoints new boss
Bedwas-based pie maker Peter’s Food Service has appointed a new managing director of its food service division as it plans for expansion.Neil Court-Johnston has joined from rival firm Holland’s Pies to push…
Graig-Y-Rhacca man convicted for pirating DVDs
A Caerphilly man has been found convicted for pirating DVDs after an investigation by Trading Standards and Gwent Police.Ernest Harvey was convicted of counterfeiting offences relating to the supply of fake DVDs…
Community group grants welcomed by Caerphilly AM
Three projects in the Caerphilly area are set to benefit from a major funding boost, from the Labour-led Welsh Assembly Government.Labour AM Jeff Cuthbert has welcomed the news as a shot in…
Bedwas Colliery site earmarked for future housing
A former colliery site is to be earmarked for a future housing development – despite fears from residents of the land being contaminated.Caerphilly County Borough Council is to become the first unitary…