Archive for June, 2010
Coleg Gwent sports students volunteer their expertise
 | What makes a good sports coach or teacher? Could you lead others and motivate a team? Coleg Gwent sports students recently got the opportunity to find out when they volunteered with Caerphilly Sports Development Department. |
Caerphilly firm Draig supports clean-up of Welsh coast
 | The clean-up of the sea around Pembrokeshire is being supported by an environmentally-conscious company based more than 100 miles away in Caerphilly. |
Two arrested after Graig-Y-Rhacca attack
Police in Caerphilly are appealing for information to track down two cars which may have been used in an attack that has left a 32-year-old man critically ill in hospital. |
Green light for Risca Tesco regeneration
 | A regeneration scheme which will see a 80,000 sq ft Tesco built in Risca and 500 new jobs created has begun. |
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 local firms, and what they can do to succeed during and after the changes. |
Cheese race planned for Caerphilly’s Big Cheese Festival
A fancy-dress “Great Cheese Race” will be staged as a highlight of the annual Big Cheese Festival in Caerphilly. Teams will compete in a relay race which involves transporting a Caerphilly cheese around a course leading to the rear of Caerphilly Castle on a traditional wooden cheese stretcher. |
New Caerphilly business leader plots route to recovery
The newly appointed chairman of Caerphilly Business Forum (CBF) has pledged to provide a voice for local firms as they fight through tough times. |
Lindsay Whittle’s blog: June 24
In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer, Caerphilly Council leader Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news. DIFFICULT TIMES REQUIRE DIFFICULT DECISIONS Earlier this month, I mentioned that tough times were ahead given the economic crisis and the huge squeeze on public spending. |
Jet-ski seized as crime crackdown leads to arrests across Caerphilly county
A one-day blitz on crime saw 24 criminals arrested in Caerphilly county yesterday. (Wednesday, June 23) Suspected burglars, thieves, violent criminals and drug growers were all picked up in the Gwent Police exercise, along with others wanted for non-payment of fines, harassment and criminal damage. |
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 and focuses on how it affected families and communities. |
MP labels budget “bad for Caerphilly”
 | Caerphilly Labour MP Wayne David has criticised the VAT increase and public sector cuts announced in yesterday’s budget. He described the drastic measures unveiled by Conservative Chancellor George Osborne in Westminster as “bad for Caerphilly”. |
Push for more recycling in Caerphilly
A series of pro-recycling events are being held around Caerphilly county to mark national Recycle Week. People can learn more about going green from at a display and information session at the Penalta House council offices in Ystrad Mynach tomorrow (Thursday, June 24), from 11am to 2.30pm. |