Archive for 2011
Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent social services merger welcomed by Welsh Government
The merger between Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent’s social services has been welcomed by the Welsh Government. Deputy Minister for health and social services Gwenda Thomas praised the planned merger after the issue was raised by South Wales East regional AM Lindsay Whittle. |
Gwent Police appoints new Assistant Chief Constable
 | Gwent Police Authority has appointed Simon Prince as Assistant Chief Constable for Gwent Police. Mr Prince, who had been acting as temporary Assistant Chief Constable, joined the police as a probationer constable in 1990 and has spent all of his service in Gwent. |
Andy Powell’s World Cup hopes recede after being axed from Wales squad
• Jonathan Thomas and Richie Rees also left out by Wales |
Rebekah Brooks resigns over phone-hacking scandal
News International chief stops short of full apology, saying she no longer wants to be ‘focal point of the debate’ |
Phone hacking: Murdoch goes on defensive over ‘total lies’ by MPs
News Corp chairman uses interview in his own Wall Street Journal to defend handling of News of the World scandal |
NHS hospital at centre of sabotage inquiry over three deaths
• Three die at Stepping Hill hospital in Stockport |
North East backs Yorkshire’s calls for high-speed rail
The case for linking the North East to a high-speed rail network is presented by local government body |
Bedwas firm raises £5,000 for Ty Hafan with three peaks challenge
 | Employees from a manufacturing firm in Bedwas have raised £5,000 for children’s hospice Ty Hafan. The workers, from Eriez Magnetics Europe, based on Bedwas House Industrial Estate, scaled the peaks of Snowdon, Cadair Idris and Pen-y-Fan to raise the cash. |
Ex-Coronation Street actor to appear at Big Cheese
 | Former Coronation Street actor Sean Wilson, aka Martin Platt, will be making a special appearance at this year’s Big Cheese Festival in Caerphilly. |
100 motorists fined for illegal parking in Ystrad Mynach
One hundred parking tickets were issued last month in Ystrad Mynach during a crackdown on illegal parking by police. |
Update on works on the A472 north of Hafodyrynys
Repairs to a retaining wall on the A472 just north of Hafodyrynys, on the left hand side as you travel towards Pontypool, are continuing. |
Andrew RT Davies named as new leader of Welsh Conservatives
Andrew RT Davies has been named the new leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Assembly. The declaration was made on Thursday, following a count of members’ ballot papers at the SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff. |
