Archive for 2010
Caerphilly Council’s crackdown on noisy pubs
Pub landlords have been told to turn the volume down by Caerphilly County Borough Council. The local authority has said that between March last year and March this year it dealt with 249 noise complaints about commercial premises. Student Environmental Health Officers from the council have been working with license… Continue Reading |
Ex-soldier raising cash for Afghan Heroes in record UK tractor drive
A 53-year-old ex-soldier who is riding a tractor around the country to raise cash for our troops will be stopping off at Senghenydd and Caerphilly on Tuesday and Wednesday. Terry Williams, who was born in Abertridwr but now lives in Somerset, set off from Virginia Ash, in Somerset on May… Continue Reading |
Crackdown on illegal scrap metal traders in Risca
 | Illegal and unregistered scrap metal traders have been the subject of a crackdown by authorities. Gwent Police’s Risca Neighbourhood Policing Team, the Vehicle and Operator Services Agency, the Environment Agency and Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Trading Standards team carried out checks on vehicles outside local scrap metal dealers during the… Continue Reading |
Caerphilly Council workers cycle length of Wales for charity
 | Four workers from Caerphilly County Borough Council have cycled the length of Wales to help raise money for the Mayor’s charity. Hugh Daniels, Paul Taylor, Chris Garrett and Stuart Wadlow tackled the gruelling 169-mile journey last weekend. They left Caernarfon Castle on Saturday morning, passed through the Snowdon Mountain range… Continue Reading |
Caerphilly Castle Juniors FC completes Welsh FA scheme
Caerphilly Castle Juniors Football Club has been recognised in the FAW’s Club Accreditation scheme. Seventeen other clubs from the Gwent area also achieved accreditation including Ebbw Vale Town Junior FC – which achieved a bronze level. The Club Accreditation Scheme, sponsored by McDonald’s, forms part of the Welsh Football Trust’s… Continue Reading |
National advice helpline launched for Welsh youngsters
 | A new national advocacy and advice helpline for children and young people has been launched by Deputy Minister for Children Huw Lewis with the help of Radio 1 presenter Aled Haydn Jones. The helpline – called Meic – is the first of its kind in the UK to be rolled… Continue Reading |
Businesses urged to enter Canmol Wales Marketing Awards 2010
 | Companies in Caerphilly are being encouraged to seek success by entering the 2010 Canmol: Wales Marketing Awards, organised by the Chartered Institute of Marketing. The Canmol awards, which means to praise in Welsh, were created in 2008 to promote excellence in the marketing industry in Wales. This year, Canmol will… Continue Reading |
Radio star Roy Noble to speak about new book
Broadcaster Roy Noble will be visiting Caerphilly tomorrow to talk about his new book ‘Noble Ways: Lay-bys in My Life‘ Mr Noble will be speaking at St Helen’s Community Hall, off Nantgarw Road, between 7pm and 9pm. The talk has been organised by Caerphilly County Borough Council’s library service. |
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