Archive for 2011
GCSE results 2011: girls widen their lead
“Worrying trend” sees boys getting fewer top grades – though they have beaten girls at maths |
Caerphilly County Borough residents urged to look for Trustmark logo to avoid rogue tradesmen
 | Caerphilly County Borough Council has urged residents to look for the Trustmark logo when hiring tradesmen to avoid potentially being ripped-off. |
645 ex-miners in Wales died awaiting Vibration White Finger compensation
More than 600 former miners in Wales died before receiving compensation for a condition caused by working in the coal industry, according to figures released by the UK government. |
Closure of St Cenydd Road, Trecenydd, due to roadworks
Caerphilly County Borough Council is warning motorists of the closure of St Cenydd Road, in Trecenydd, from Thursday August 25. |
Police appeal over missing Caerphilly woman, 63
 | Gwent Police is appealing for information to help trace a missing Caerphilly woman. Jeanette Bishop, 63, was last seen at her home on Tuesday August 23, at about 7.20am. |
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: August 24
 | In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news. |
Archaeologists discover Roman port in Wales
Second known port of Roman Britain unearthed during archaeological dig near fortress of Caerleon |
Ynysddu youth worker honoured for 27 years of service
 | A youth worker from Ynysddu has been honoured for dedicating 27 years to the youth club he founded. |
Homebuyers will pay for school catchment area privilege, says report
Santander study reveals over a third of prospective homebuyers would pay extra for house in catchment area of a good school |
Unemployed offenders face tougher work in the community
Plans to step up community penalties as an alternative to prison could include the possibility of hard manual labour |
Cheque abolition slammed by Treasury select committe
Select committee report critical of Payments Council’s proposal to abolish cheques and wants return of cheque guarantee cards |
Aneurin Bevan health board to digitise health records
Welsh health board plans two year project to transfer paper records to central electronic system |
