The gas works in Cardiff Road, Caerphilly, is causing untold misery to the traders and general public of the town. It was because of our genuine concern about the situation in Cardiff…
Category: Opinion
Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Not long left until the winners of the CBF Awards are announced
I’m now looking forward to our annual awards night having spent some time recently looking back. The reason? We’ve been considering the progress of our past winners. They were all invited to…
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: November 2
In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news. Bargoed Many local authorities in England are looking to reduce new library services…
Caerphilly MP Wayne David’s blog: October 24
I am writing this just after I have made my first short speech in the House of Commons in my new job as a Shadow Justice Minister. Unusually I spoke in favour…
Is our Government in Cardiff Bay really committed to a bilingual, vibrant Wales?
By Caerphilly Plaid Cymru councillor Lynne Hughes, a mother-of-three primary aged children in Welsh medium At first glance, you would have thought so. Just a few weeks ago at an event in…
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: October 19
In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news. Redundancies Caerphilly Observer readers may have read on the BBC Wales website or…
Caerphilly Business Forum blog: There are success stories despite the economic gloom
Thank goodness for the Welsh rugby team. If it wasn’t for them we could be exposed to an endless stream of bad news stories. Greece, the Euro and our banks are in…
Caerphilly MP Wayne David’s blog: October 10
For the past year, I have been Shadow Europe Minister. This was an important job I found interesting and given the importance of European issues, it was extremely relevant. However on Friday…
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: October 5
In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news. Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr I’m writing to the chief executive of the Aneurin Bevan…
Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Changes to beat late payers welcomed
The Experian Late Payment Index shows businesses in the UK paid their bills an average of 25.2 days late in Q2 this year. Larger businesses with more than 500 employees were worst,…