Caerphilly Castle is one of the finest castles in Europe. It was built by the Anglo-Norman Lord Gilbert de Clare in the 13th Century. During the 18th and 19th Centuries, it was…
Category: Opinion
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: September 21
In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news. Tour of Britain I’m still buzzing after attending the culmination of Stage Four…
Caerphilly Business Forum blog: Get your entry in for our annual awards
The deadline for entries to the 10th annual Caerphilly Business Forum Awards falls at the end of next week so we’re getting a steady flow of submissions. Inevitably, the vast majority arrive…
Caerphilly MP Wayne David’s blog: September 12
The other week, we received very depressing news. The most recent Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation showed that the St James Ward of Caerphilly contained the second poorest sub-ward in Wales –…
South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle’s blog: September 7
In his regular blog for Caerphilly Observer South Wales East AM Lindsay Whittle gives his take on recent news. Deprived Areas The details published on deprivation make pretty awful reading. For the…
Caerphilly Business Forum blog: A successful summer
Once again the Forum has hit the ground running after the summer break. And it needs to because we have a very busy period ahead of us with some important business breakfasts…
Caerphilly MP Wayne David’s blog: August 29
A few weeks ago I went to an excellent concert in St. David’s Hall, Cardiff. Performing were the young people of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales (NYOW). The programme was an…
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. A-Levels I wanted to congratulate all A level students, staff and parents in…
Caerphilly Business Forum blog: We should be optimistic about the future
A glance at the news has been pretty depressing lately. In the last couple of weeks we’ve gone from riots and children looting to the desperate scramble for university places before the…
Caerphilly MP Wayne David’s blog: August 15
I write this after just having returned from the recall of Parliament to discuss the appalling ‘disorder’ which we saw on the streets of London and other English cities. The debate which…