Archive for 2010
Vote for £40k lottery bid to restore Bedwas Workman’s Hall
 | UPDATE: Bedwas Workmen’s Hall wins public vote. Public voting has opened for a £40,000 Lottery bid to refurbish Bedwas Workman’s Hall. |
Coleg Gwent women’s football team crowned Welsh Champions
Students from Coleg Gwent’s Crosskeys campus are celebrating after being crowned the winners of Welsh Colleges Women’s five-a-side football championships earlier this month. |
Police officers who arrested Llanbradach murderer commended
The police officers who arrested a murderer just after he stabbed and killed a pensioner have been commended. Police Constables Christopher Fairclough and James Bramwell arrested Martin Davies on March 24 last year as he was acting suspiciously at a bus stop in Llanbradach. |
Police continue to question Caerphilly murder suspects
UPDATE: Three Caerphilly men charged with murder of Tony Singh Gwent Police is continuing to question four men in connection with the death of 24-year-old Tony Singh Mr Singh was discovered at his flat in Bryngwyn Road, Newport on the evening of Monday November 15. |
Arriva Trains Wales drivers’ strike called off
A planned train drivers’ strike, due to be held on Friday and Saturday has been called off. The disruption, which would have clashed with the Wales vs New Zealand rugby match on Saturday, was called off after talks between Arriva Trains Wales and the ASLEF and RMT trade unions. |
Caerphilly Council declares war on dog mess
Caerphilly County Borough Council has said it will not tolerate dog owners failing to clean up after their animal in public places. |
£315 parcel delivery phone scam disconnected
UPDATE:The phone number mentioned in this story was disconnected five years ago – See PhonepayPlus statement below. Residents believing they have missed a parcel delivery could end up paying £315 for a bogus phone call. |
Armed police called after reports of gunman roaming Lansbury Park, Caerphilly
Armed police descended on a Caerphilly housing estate on Saturday after reports of a man wandering the streets with a loaded gun. |
Four Caerphilly men arrested in connection with Newport man’s death
 | UPDATE: Three Caerphilly men charged with murder of Tony Singh Four men from the Caerphilly area have been arrested in connection with the death of 24-year-old Tony Singh. |
Islwyn MP’s support for proposed new fire alarm law
Labour’s Islwyn MP Chris Evans has lent his support to the Fire Safety (Protection of Tenants) Bill, a Private Members’ Bill currently going through Parliament. |
New address details for Caerphilly social services departments
A number of key Caerphilly council services are relocating as part of Caerphilly Council’s cost-saving programme to close offices. One of the biggest moves involves the relocation of Social Services staff from Hawtin Park to other local sites. |
£400m education plans discussed by Caerphilly Council
Ambitious £400m plans to transform education in Caerphilly County Borough have been discussed by councillors. In March this year, the Welsh Assembly Government announced a shake-up in the way new school buildings were funded with more emphasis on wider strategic planning. |
