Archive for 2012
What’s your poker face?
Our natural emotions can betray us at any given moment. It is our emotions that reflect our feelings, and when it comes to poker this can either work for you or against you. |
Critics condemn Remploy closure in Croespenmaen
UK Government plans to close Remploy’s Croespenmaen factory, along with six others across Wales, have drawn sharp criticism from politicians. |
European teachers welcomed at Cwmfelinfach Primary School
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Teachers from Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Guadeloupe recently visited Cwmfelinfach Primary School as part of an European environmental programme. |
Primary schools awarded sporting equipment thanks to pupils’ creativity
 | Two Caerphilly County Borough primary schools have been awarded £100 worth of sporting equipment, thanks to the creativity of their pupils. |
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: March 7
 | In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news. |
Assembly Committee kicks off football inquiry
A National Assembly for Wales Committee is looking for opinions and ideas from people on the future of the Welsh Premier League. |
Antisocial behaviour falls by 28% in Rhymney area
A 28% fall in antisocial behaviour in the Rhymney area has been attributed by Gwent Police to high visibility patrols and targeted work. |
Welsh business confidence on downward trend, according to ICAEW survey
Business confidence in Wales has slumped to its lowest level for almost three years, according to the Institute of Chartered Accounts for England and Wales (ICAEW). |
A472 Ystrad Mynach works complete
The A472 in Ystrad Mynach, outside the Dance Centre, has reopened to two-way traffic after the completion of road works. |
Entries open for Shelter Cymru’s Junior Golf Championship at Bargoed
Homelessness charity Shelter Cymru has said entries for its junior golf championship have been flooding in. The championship is open to young golfers across Wales who are members of a golf club and have obtained a handicap. |
United Welsh given Investors in People award
Caerphilly-based housing association United Welsh has been awarded The Investors in People Gold award. The business award recognises a company’s effort to look after its employees and ensure they are at their best. |
Wheelchair services to be examined in Assembly inquiry
The National Assembly for Wales’ Health and Social Care Committee will hold a one-day inquiry concerning wheelchair services in Wales on Thursday, March 8. |
