£80m invested in villages across Caerphilly County Borough
Almost £80 million of public money has been spent on villages across Caerphilly County Borough, the council has revealed. The sum, revealed in a council report and spanning ten years has gone on regeneration projects. |
Work agreed for St Ilan Welsh school plan despite funding fears
Councillors have agreed for work to begin on a new Welsh medium school in Caerphilly town – despite uncertainty over its funding. |
Bedwas pub ordered to close by Caerphilly Magistrates
The White Hart Pub, on Church Street in Bedwas, has been ordered to close for ten days by Caerphilly Magistrates’ Court because of disorder at the premises. |
Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Supporting local business is in our own interest
 | Christmas sales across the UK seem to have been better than feared though the doom merchants were quick to respond with dire predictions for 2012. Blogs, News | 1 Comment » |
Charity helps Caerphilly Wheelchair Basketball Club
 | Caerphilly Wheelchair Basketball Club has been given four new chairs by a charity. The Lord’s Taverners Wales Region was donated the new equipment as part of their three year investment into developing wheelchair basketball in Wales. |
Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent social services merger praised by WLGA boss
The proposed merger of Caerphilly County Borough Council’s social services and Blaenau Gwent’s has been welcomed by the boss of the Welsh Local Government Association. |
Quad bikes ‘destroying’ ancient woodland at Crumlin
Ancient woodland at Crumlin is under threat from quad bikers, according to local councillors. Plaid Cymru’s Vera Jenkins and Keith Lloyd have appealed to riders of off-road and quad bikes not to use the area near the Pen-y-Fan Industrial Estate. |
Newbridge’s £11.9 million regeneration set to begin
 | The £11.9 million regeneration programme of Newbridge town is set to begin. Work is due to begin in late January on the EU-backed scheme aimed at making Newbridge a more attractive place for residents, shoppers and business. |
3,000 Welsh jobs to be created through European Social Fund
Approximately 3,000 new jobs will be created over the next three years due to new European funding, the Welsh Government has announced. |
Caerphilly and Islwyn could disappear from Parliamentary map
The Parliamentary constituencies of Caerphilly and Islwyn could disappear off the Parliamentary political map after plans to slash the number of Welsh MPs were unveiled. The Boundary Commission for Wales has proposed cutting the number of Welsh MPs’ seats from 40 to 30, with the names and sizes of constituencies being changed. |
Support available for people struggling with their finances
The Welsh Government has urged people struggling with their finances to get help after it recently approved funding for a new helpline. |
Workers to strike at Crumlin’s Pot Noodle factory
Workers at the Pot Noodle factory in Crumlin are set to go on strike next week over a pension dispute with employers Unilever. |