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Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Wales has a host of entrepreneurs

 
Andrew Diplock, chairman of Caerphilly Business Forum

We heard this week that Sir Terry Matthews’ entrepreneurial boot camp – Alacrity – is starting to recruit its first ten people down the road in Newport.

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Caerphilly MP Wayne David’s blog: November 21

 
Caerphilly MP Wayne David.

Caerphilly Gas Works – The Lesson to be Learnt

Thank goodness the main street in Caerphilly is open again. As we all know, the gas works were completed two weeks ahead of the schedule agreed by the council.

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South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: November 16

 
Lindsay Whittle, South Wales East Assembly Member

In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.

The Economy

The big issue at the Assembly has been the economic crisis – and what is being done to respond to it.

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Caerphilly MP Wayne David’s blog: November 7

 
Caerphilly MP Wayne David.

The gas works in Cardiff Road, Caerphilly, is causing untold misery to the traders and general public of the town.

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Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Not long left until the winners of the CBF Awards are announced

 
Andrew Diplock, chairman of Caerphilly Business Forum

I’m now looking forward to our annual awards night having spent some time recently looking back. The reason? We’ve been considering the progress of our past winners.

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South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: November 2

 
Lindsay Whittle, South Wales East Assembly Member

In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.

Bargoed

Many local authorities in England are looking to reduce new library services in the wake of savage spending cuts from the Westminster Coalition Government.

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Caerphilly MP Wayne David’s blog: October 24

 
Caerphilly MP Wayne David.

I am writing this just after I have made my first short speech in the House of Commons in my new job as a Shadow Justice Minister.

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Is our Government in Cardiff Bay really committed to a bilingual, vibrant Wales?

 
Lynne Hughes

By Caerphilly Plaid Cymru councillor Lynne Hughes, a mother-of-three primary aged children in Welsh medium

At first glance, you would have thought so.

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South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: October 19

 

In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.

Redundancies

Caerphilly Observer readers may have read on the BBC Wales website or heard on the radio and TV that Plaid-led Caerphilly Council was the only one of Wales’ 22 local authorities not to make compulsory staff redundancies over the last three financial years.

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Caerphilly Business Forum blog: There are success stories despite the economic gloom

 
Andrew Diplock, chairman of Caerphilly Business Forum

Thank goodness for the Welsh rugby team. If it wasn’t for them we could be exposed to an endless stream of bad news stories.

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Caerphilly MP Wayne David’s blog: October 10

 
Caerphilly MP Wayne David.

For the past year, I have been Shadow Europe Minister. This was an important job I found interesting and given the importance of European issues, it was extremely relevant.

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South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: October 5

 

In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news.

Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr

I’m writing to the chief executive of the Aneurin Bevan Health Board to support the calls from Caerphilly Council’s Cabinet to name wards at the new £172m Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr after the area’s former collieries.

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