Archive for July, 2010
Rhymney trader fined for selling booze to children
A Rhymney trader has been prosecuted for selling alcohol to children. Karen Harris who runs Spike’s Shop in Brynteg Crescent, Rhymney was prosecuted after allowing the sale of a 70cl bottle of cherry flavoured vodka drink to a 15-year-old girl, during a test purchase by Trading Standards. |
Caerphilly holidaymakers urged to keep their home safe this summer
Community Safety Wardens in Caerphilly County Borough have been distributing leaflets on home security for holidaymakers. They have dropped leaflets at local travel agents ,who will be offering them to their customers. |
S4C ‘not designed for a downturn’, says ousted chief executive Iona Jones
 | On Tuesday, Iona Jones told MediaGuardian how she proposed to deal with sharp cuts at Welsh broadcaster S4C. By the next evening, she was out of a job. Here is her last interview |
Caerphilly Council leader attacks opposition over no confidence motion
 | Councillor Lindsay Whittle, Plaid Cymru leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council has accused opposition councillors of misleading campaigners who opposed the closure of a care home in Risca. |
Caerphilly County Borough’s longest walking bus belongs to Rhymney school
 | Ysgol-y-Lawnt, in Rhymney, has been named as the school with the county borough’s longest walking bus with 186 walkers. As part of national Walk to School Week recently, hundreds of children from primary schools across Caerphilly County Borough took part in a special ‘Walking Bus’ competition. |
Iona Jones, chief executive of S4C, quits
Welsh language channel had been warned that it faced a potential 24% cut to its annual grant |
Views sought as Newbridge set for £3.8m development
Residents are to be asked for their views on a proposed £3.8 million development of Newbridge. The development will take place over the next four years after funding from the Welsh Assembly and European Union. |
Caerphilly Council leader Whittle survives no confidence vote
The leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council has survived a vote of no confidence. The motion of no confidence in Plaid Cymru’s Lindsay Whittle was brought by Risca West councillor David Rees in protest at the closure of the Ty Darran care home. |
Virgin Media to provide ultrafast broadband in Crumlin over electricity poles
 | Virgin Media has announced that residents of the Welsh village of Crumlin, Caerphilly, will be the first in the UK to trial ultrafast broadband delivered over existing electricity poles. |
Bid to protect Caerphilly Cheese under European naming rules
 | Caerphilly Cheese could be protected under European rules in the same way as Champagne. Champagne can only be called Champagne if it has been made in the Champagne province in France. |
Wind turbines planned for Oakdale Business Park
Two wind turbines that would generate electricity for 2,400 homes could be built in Oakdale Caerphilly County Borough Council is working with renewable energy developer Partnerships for Renewables, to investigate the potential of building the turbines on land at Oakdale Business Park. |
Volunteers secure £2.9m funding to restore Newbridge Memo
 | The historic Newbridge Institute and Memorial Hall has secured £2.9 million funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund for its restoration. |