Traders – we would like to inform you about the possibility of having a pitch at some of our 2016 events. Please note that the deadline for applications to be received into the event office is Friday 12th February 2016, however please be aware that the allocation of spaces will not wait until this date, they… Read more »
From The Welsh Innovation Centre for Enterprise (ICE), Gareth writes: We’re excited to bring some news to you of our Accelerator programme, focused on supporting companies with high potential, and founders with big ambitions and even bigger dreams. The Accelerator is a work of collaboration between a number of key partners, Business Wales, the Excelerator Consortium,… Read more »
The Penyrheol Barber Shop has opened for business at 6 Shopping Parade, Troed y Bryn, Penyrheol, Caerphilly. The new shop has been set up by Victoria Wheeler and Milton Baker who are both qualified barbers and have previous experience of managing a busy barber shop in Cardiff. Victoria said: We felt that the time was right… Read more »
Caerphilly Council will mark Holocaust Memorial Day with an exhibition of poignant artwork and poetry from local school pupils and artist David Garner, in the heart of Blackwood Town Centre opening on Monday 25 January. The owner of a vacant shop in The Market Place Blackwood, opposite Peacocks, has kindly loaned the premises to the… Read more »
Throughout the Spring Blackwood Miners’ Institute are playing host to an amazing selection of comedies, dramas, music and dance shows that the whole family are sure to enjoy! For Spring & Autumn Watch fans, presenter Iolo Williams will be arriving at BMI on Wednesday 3 February to take you on a tour of his Welsh… Read more »
On Thursday 14 January Lesley Griffiths AM, Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty, officially opened the newly refurbished Hafod Deg Resource Centre on Rhymney High Street. The facility has been transformed into a fully functioning multi agency facility, providing a range of support services to meet the needs of the community in Rhymney, facilitated by… Read more »
Postcode Community Trust are offering grants of between £500 – £20,000 to “grassroots organisations, local charities and non-profit community businesses seeking to effect positive change within their local area”. Apply by 29th of January 2016. The following is taken directly from http://www.postcodecommunitytrust.org.uk/ – highlighted for relevance to Wales: Postcode Community Trust was established in 2014… Read more »
“Our Caerphilly-based business established in 2011 has been located here at the Council owned Innovation and Technology Centre since 2013. In that time, we have needed a range of different accommodation needs (reflecting the agile nature of a niche change management practice like ours). That has including: the ability to host a fairly major three… Read more »
A new business has opened in Caerphilly town centre. Excelsior Phones is located on Cardiff Road and sells mobile phone accessories. Owner Oamar Munir said: “We are delighted to be able to provide our customers with a wide range of choice and on the local high street”
