A former engineer from Pengam and a former IT worker from Blackwood are both in the running for Welsh Learner of the Year at the National Eisteddfod.Pengam-born Dai Williams gave up learning…
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Inspection success for Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni
A Welsh language secondary school in Caerphilly County Borough has received a glowing report from Estyn Inspectors.Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni, in Fleur de Lys near Blackwood, has been awarded top grades in…
Get your act together for Caerphilly’s Got Talent
Would-be performers have got a month to get their act together for this year’s Caerphilly’s Got Talent.Inspired by the ITV hit TV show Britain’s Got Talent, Caerphilly’s Got Talent is the biggest…
Vote today in Caerphilly Council Blackwood by-election
Four candidates will be fighting it out today for a seat on Caerphilly County Borough Council.UPDATE: Nigel Dix winsThe by-election was prompted by the resignation of long-standing Blackwood councillor Kevin Etheridge.Popular and…
Lindsay Whittle’s blog: July 7
In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer, Caerphilly Council leader Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.Recycling and compostingI wanted to congratulate the green-fingered residents of Caerphilly County Borough Council for…
Business networking breakfast in Blackwood
Caerphilly Business Forum is staging a breakfast networking event to consider the impact of the Budget.Leighton Reed, from Broomfield and Alexander, will lead a discussion of what the Government’s financial plans affect…
Blackwood to stage new free miners’ strike play
Blackwood Miners’ Institute Community Theatre will host the first performance of a new unscripted play about the miners’ strike.Miner’s Girl is based on local memories of the industrial disputes in the 1980s…
More booze-free zones for Caerphilly County Borough
Eight new alcohol control zones are to be introduced across Caerphilly County Borough in a bid to stop street drinking and drunken antisocial behaviour.Caerphilly County Borough Council’s cabinet recently approved eight new…
Blackwood woman fined almost £1,000 for selling tobacco to 15-year-old
A shopkeeper has been fined for selling cigarettes to a 15-year-old as part of a trading standards sting.Carol Edwards, who runs the Premier Stores at Blackwood Bus Station, was the subject of…
Former Mayor chosen by Plaid for Blackwood by-election
Blackwood Town councillor Andrew Farina-Childs has been chosen by Plaid Cymru to fight the July 8 by-election for a seat on Caerphilly County Borough Council.Married with two daughters, Andrew, 43, lives at…