Archive for 2010
Principality building society to celebrate 150th anniversary
Caerphilly town’s branch of the Principality is to celebrate the building society’s 150th anniversary on Wednesday December 1 with a special party. |
Plaid Cymru’s Ron Davies calls for freeze on college principals’ pay
Ron Davies, Plaid Cymru’s Assembly Candidate for Caerphilly, has called for the pay of further education college principals in Wales to be frozen after it was revealed they earn up to £152,000 a year. |
Warren Gatland axes Ryan Jones as Wales captain after draw with Fiji
Wales 16-16 Fiji |
Bobby George at Caerphilly Social Club for John Smith’s People’s Darts Championship
Darts favourite Bobby George will be in Caerphilly town on Sunday as part of the John Smith’s People’s Darts Championship. |
Rhymney Valley Line re-opened between Bargoed and Rhymney after landslide
Trains between Bargoed and Rhymney have resumed after a landslide caused by heavy rain closed the line. Storm rain on Wednesday night overwhelmed a culvert and caused a 5m-wide hole in a banking near Station Row, Tirphil. |
Bedwas man raises £500 for Help for Heroes
 | A Bedwas man has helped raise £500 for charity by walking across hot coals. Swalec customer service advisor John Fradley joined colleague Angela James, of Cwmbran, at the company’s Cardiff Gate offices for the hot challenge. |
More shoppers visiting Bargoed town centre
Business is booming in Bargoed – new footfall figures for the town suggest. More than18,000 shoppers visited Bargoed town centre last week with footfall 11% up for the north end of the town centre, compared to this time last year. |
Advice given about bogus callers and rogue traders
 | The dangers of unwanted cold callers was made apparent to one sprightly pensioner at a trading standards event last week. |
Coleg Gwent Crosskeys rugby hold their own in tournament
A Coleg Gwent rugby team showed their mettle against the best teams in Wales, England and Ireland when they scooped a coveted shield in the Topflight Home Nations Tournament at Hartpury recently. |
Ex-Army man sets up business with Caerphilly Council help
 | An ex-serviceman from Llanbradach has set up his own decoration and finishing business with help from Caerphilly County Borough Council. |
Train service between Bargoed and Rhymney stopped until Monday after landslide
UPDATE: Line re-opened at 2pm on Friday Train services between Bargoed and Rhymney have been halted because of a landslide. |
WAG budget cut reaction from Caerphilly Business Forum chairman
The Chairman of Caerphilly Business Forum has welcomed the challenge faced by the Welsh Assembly Government in the face of a £860m spending cut. |
