The heart of the community is beating strong in Bargoed town centre thanks to the multi agency work taking place at St Gwladys Church Hall. The facility is now being used each week by a host of different groups including: Young at Hearts over 55’s group Toddler group Pop in & Play Parent Network Craft… Read more »
Cwmcarn Forest has been awarded the 2016 Certificate of Excellence by TripAdvisor. Now in its sixth year, the award celebrates hospitality businesses that have earned great traveller reviews on TripAdvisor over the past year. Certificate of Excellence recipients include attractions and tourist destinations located all over the world that have continually delivered a quality customer… Read more »
Infinite Kitchens & Bathrooms see Blackwood town centre as the perfect fit for their growing business. The business was started by Mike Sharpe who began his working life installing kitchens and bathrooms for his fathers business in Abertillery. When his father retired, Mike decided to put his experience to good use and set up his… Read more »
Tidal’s Store is a family run business located on High Street in Blackwood town centre specialising in home furnishing. The business has been run for five generations by the “The Edwards Family” and is currently managed by Huw Edwards who has taken over following the retirement of his parents Ian & Beverly. Over the… Read more »
Kelly Whitefoot represented ITaSK CIC at the New Cottage Dance Centre in Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly and helped raise an amazing £9,000. Strictly Top Dancer 2016 was a fun yet very competitive night and saw eight staff members from local companies in Caerphilly paired with professional dancers and challenged one and other in the name of… Read more »
“Two men, in a shed, in Risca” have launched a crowd funding campaign to get their BAFTA award winning BBC TV series Rhod Gilbert series out on DVD. In an “it won’t happen without you” venture the local video production team Rhys Waters and Nathan Mackintosh from Zipline Creative are hoping to join with fans and release the DVD box… Read more »
Glanmor’s Bakery and Tearoom in Caerphilly town centre are well known, but the story behind them is less well known. Glanmor Evans was a senior lecturer at the Cardiff College of Food technology and always dreamed of opening a bakery baking traditional bread and confectionery with no additives or preservatives. In 1980, he opened… Read more »
When sports mad Matthew Pegler retired from playing rugby and football, he decided to do the next best thing and leave his job in Panasonic to set up a sportswear business. After its humble beginnings in a garage, TSS Sports located to Bartlett Street in Caerphilly town centre and has steadily grown. The retailer specialises… Read more »
A new independent ladies clothes boutique called Miss Label has opened on High Street in Blackwood town centre. The shop is the fourth to be launched in South Wales as part of a new independent chain developed by entrepreneurs Gary Bailey and Andrew Owen. Miss Label is managed by experienced retail manager Jayne Williams. Jayne… Read more »
