Archive for November, 2010
Cardiff students protest as Assembly pledges to pay for Welsh students
*Cardiff students protest against higher education fee hikes |
Manics’ Radio 2 gig at Blackwood Miners’ Institute postponed
The Manic Street Preachers have cancelled their homecoming gig at Blackwood Miners’ Institute this week after singer James Dean Bradfield went down with laryngitis. |
Caerphilly Council adopts Local Development Plan
Caerphilly County Borough Council has become the council in Wales to adopt a new Local Development Plan (LDP) – a blueprint to guide future development. |
Caerphilly AM Cuthbert urges Gelligaer compost site suspension
Caerphilly Labour AM Jeff Cuthbert has urged the Environment Agency to use its powers to suspend operations at Bryn Compost, near Gelligaer. |
White Ribbon Day to be marked with vigil
A candlelit vigil will be held at the council’s offices today to mark White Ribbon Day. The event, which will raise awareness of domestic abuse and remember those who have lost their lives as a result of domestic abuse, will be held at 4.55pm at the front of Caerphilly County Borough Council’s headquarters at Penallta House, Ystrad Mynach. |
Bargoed band 4th Street Traffic aiming for the charts
 | Bargoed band 4th Street Traffic are hoping to break into the chart with their latest single. Long Way Round is available to download from iTunes and Amazon and the band, who recently played at Cardiff’s CIA, is making a big push promoting the EP. |
Caerphilly Council parks budget to be cut by £180,000
Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Parks and Outdoor Facilities Service is in line for a budget cut of £180,000 with the loss of seven posts. |
Council motion proposed to back ‘Yes’ vote in Assembly referendum
Plaid Cymru councillors are urging their Labour and Independent colleagues on Caerphilly County Borough Council to back the ‘Yes’ campaign in next year’s referendum on greater powers for the Welsh Assembly. |
Life expectancy levels lower than average in Caerphilly County Borough
Caerphilly County Borough has one of the worst life expectancy levels in the country. Figures from the Welsh Assembly Government show that Caerphilly has the fourth lowest life expectancy in Wales. |
MP Wayne David welcomes visitors to Westminster
 | Caerphilly MP Wayne David welcomed two groups of visitors to Westminster recently from his constituency. The first group was from the Workers’ Educational Association (WEA). |
Warren Gatland says Wales must kick better after New Zealand defeat
Wales 25-37 New Zealand |
Coleg Gwent sport student success in Karate and Taekwondo World Championships
 | A Coleg Gwent student is celebrating an impressive performance at the Karate and Taekwondo World Championships in Italy last month, winning a host of gold and silver medals. |
