Posts Tagged ‘Steffan Lewis’
Cross Keys post office to remain open
A post office in Cross Keys, due to shut Friday, will remain open after a new tenant was found. Mohammad Mujahid had run the post office, in Risca Road, alongside a grocery shop and off-licence for 13 years, but decided to close after falling trade brought on by supermarkets and the internet. |
£25,000 council backing for Ynysddu community hall scheme
Ambitious plans to replace the wooden Community Hall at Sardis Community Chapel in Ynysddu have received a £25,000 boost from Caerphilly County Borough Council. |
3,253 ex-miners in Wales died awaiting compensation for chest disease
Thousands of ex-miners across Wales died while awaiting compensation for chest disease, according to figures from the Government. Figures from the Freedom of Information reveal that 3,253 died waiting for compensation. |
General election to be called for May 6
Prime Minister Gordon Brown is expected to call the general election for May 6, the BBC reports. Later today he is expected to go to Buckingham Palace to ask the Queen to dissolve Parliament. |
Islwyn Labour Party selects its Parliamentary candidate
The Islwyn Labour Party has chosen its candidate to fight for the seat in the forthcoming general election. Current Islwyn MP Don Touhig’s Parliamentary researcher Chris Evans has been chosen by local members as the seat’s candidate for May’s general election. |
