Local Labour AM Jeff Cuthbert has criticised the record of the former Plaid Cymru-led administration of Caerphilly County Borough Council, following the publication of the Welsh Government’s ‘Local Authority Services Performance, 2011-12’ document earlier this week. Headline performance indicators are highlighted by the Welsh Government in its ‘Quick Guide’ which supplements the main document. Caerphilly’s [...]

On Thursday 12 July Caerphilly AM Jeff Cuthbert attended the opening of the new Sensory Garden which has been built by GE volunteers for palliative care patients at Ysbwty Ystrad Fawr. The garden opening, which is part of the Palliative Care Day Unit at the hospital, was attended by GE Aviation Vice President Tony Aiello, [...]

History will be made when The Breton flag flies alongside the Red Dragon from from the main towers of Caerphilly Castle next weekend. This will be the first time this has happened and co-incides with a visit of a delegation from two towns in Brittany. Around 50 people from Lannion and Ploubezre will be spending [...]

Jeff Cuthbert AM today paid tribute to carers across Caerphilly who look after an ill, frail or disabled loved one. June 18th to 24th is Carers Week which aims to highlight the vital contribution made by carers to their families and their communities. This year, the theme for the week is ‘In Sickness and in [...]

Disadvantaged pupils in Caerphilly County Borough schools are to receive a £2,484,000 funding boost thanks to the Welsh Government. Local Labour AM Jeff Cuthbert welcomed the £32.4 million-a-year Pupil Deprivation Grant for Wales and urged Caerphilly schools to make sure the extra money would be used to help those less-well-off children. Schools have the flexibility [...]

Labour AM Jeff Cuthbert has welcomed prospective Assembly legislation that will give the Welsh NHS power to recover the costs of treatment for asbestos-related diseases. Fellow Labour AM Mick Antoniw will introduce a draft bill to the Assembly next week that seeks to redress years of suffering by people who have worked with asbestos and [...]

Last week two Caerphilly residents launched their Speak to a Million to Raise a Million charity initiative at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay with the help of local AM Jeff Cuthbert. Louise Kirton and Jamie Pritchard plan to travel the length and breadth of Wales to raise million pounds for charity one pound at a [...]

Plaid Cymru AM Lindsay Whittle has spoken out against a national council tax freeze while praising Caerphilly council’s decision to peg charges for two consecutive years. Lindsay Whittle also highlighted the work of council workers across Wales, describing them as “unsung heroes” who go the extra mile to serve the public. Speaking in a Senedd [...]

The Plaid Cymru leader has backed plans to regenerate the site of Caerffili’s former post office by building a new library there. Leanne Wood AM met with Councillor Ron Davies, the cabinet member for regeneration at Caerffili county borough council, to discover more about the scheme. The state-of-the art facility will also include a council [...]

Plaid Cymru Councillors Colin Elsbury, James Fussell and Steve Kent met up with Euro MP Jill Evans to look at the work on new dry stone walls and art features being created on the outskirts of Caerphilly. As part of the Valleys Regional Park (VRP) concept, European funds are being put to good use to [...]