Archive for March, 2010
Caerphilly Council’s catering staff rewarded for excellence
 | Staff from Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Schools Catering Service swapped their aprons for their best outfits to collect a top award. The Caerphilly team received recognition for their hard work at the recent LACA Awards, when they were presented with the highly acclaimed Welsh Catering Management Team Award. |
Caerphilly Schools’ Young Musician of the Year
Talented young musicians will once again be competing to be named Caerphilly County Borough Schools’ Young Musician of the Year. |
Andy Powell given 15 month driving ban for M4 golf buggy
Wales rugby star Andy Powell has been banned from driving for 15 months after he admitted drink driving a golf buggy down the M4 hard shoulder after a Six Nations match. |
Crowds celebrate Caerphilly’s Welsh heritage
 | Caerphilly residents of all ages attended a special event last week to celebrate the town’s proud heritage in the run up to St David’s Day. The event, on Friday, was organised to mark the anniversary of two of the county borough’s most historic occasions, the 60th anniversary of the National Eisteddfod being held in Caerphilly and the birth of Evan James, the poet who composed the words to the Welsh National Anthem. The Eisteddfod was held in Caerphilly in 1950, and was an important occasion because it was the first time that the ‘All-Welsh Rule’ came into use. |
Recycled fashions on show for Caerphilly youngsters
 | Some of the Caerphilly youngsters sporting their designs made from recycled materials. Youngsters from Caerphilly County Borough have been strutting their stuff on the catwalk in designs created from recycled materials. |
Become a Special Constable with Gwent Police
Gwent Police are holding a Special Constable recruitment event at Caerphilly Police Station on Wednesday March 10. The event is being held between 5.30pm and 10.30pm for anyone interested in volunteering and becoming a Special Constable. |
Four councillors quit Labour in row over Islwyn seat
Four Labour councillors have quit the party angry that no-one local from the Islwyn Labour Party has been shortlisted as a candidate for the upcoming general election. |
Caerphilly Cancer Research shop call for volunteers
 | A charity shop in Caerphilly is looking for more volunteers after its runaway success in attracting customers. The success of the Cancer Research Wales shop in Castle Court Shopping Centre has seen it raise more than £30,000 since opening its doors in October last year. |
Ystrad Mynach College students culinary success
Catering students from Ystrad Mynach College made a winning team at the recent Welsh International Culinary Championships 2010 at Coleg Llandrillo in Rhyl. |
Plaid’s Lindsay Whittle outrage over ‘war’ medals for MPs
 | Lindsay Whittle, Plaid Cymru’s Parliamentary Candidate for Caerphilly, has hit out after it was revealed that MPs can be awarded medals for spending a short amount of time in war zones. |
More ‘talking’ CCTV for Caerphilly County Borough
‘Talking’ CCTV systems are to be introduced in four further towns in Caerphilly County Borough after a successful trial in Blackwood. |
