Residents in Caerphilly County Borough are still being advised to keep windows and doors closed amid the ongoing major wildfire in Blaenavon.
All Rhymney line train services set to be suspended for three days
No trains will run between Rhymney and Cardiff from Saturday July 25 until the end of Monday July 27, as Transport for Wales carries out engineering work.
Coroner’s service facing ‘very challenging’ inquest delays
Delays to inquests at Gwent Coroner’s Service have continued to mount following legal changes.
Community councillors up in arms over town mayor’s committee role snub
Community councillors have warned of a widening rift with Caerphilly County Borough Council over its decision to snub their committee nominee.
Welsh history, hidden treasures, and family stories at Caerphilly Castle’s Antiques Roadshow
Caerphilly Castle was transformed into a bustling hub of hidden treasures on Saturday July 18, as the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow rolled into town.
Stephen Kinnock appointed Welsh secretary by new PM Burnham
Mr Kinnock, son of former Islwyn MP and ex-Labour leader Neil Kinnock, takes over the role from Cardiff East MP Jo Stevens.
FM urges new Prime Minister to ‘turn his commitment to devolution into action’
New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has spoken to Wales’ First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth for the first time since entering 10 Downing Street.
Summer recess: What is it and what does the Senedd do now?
Summer recess is here, meaning Senedd Members will not formally meet in Cardiff Bay for the next eight weeks – so what will they do instead?
Residents urged to close windows as Blaenavon wildfire smoke reaches Caerphilly
Smoke from a significant mountain fire has blown south overnight, prompting an influx of 999 calls.
Plaid unhappy with Labour use of council logo on ‘blatantly party political’ leaflet
Caerphilly’s Plaid Cymru group has cried foul over Labour’s use of the local authority’s logo on a party leaflet online.
Opinion
‘Wales has always been at its very best as a nation looking outward, not inward’
Plaid Cymru Senedd Member Lindsay Whittle talks Nation of Sanctuary and his recent engagements in his latest piece for Caerphilly Observer.
Citizens Advice: How to get support if you have to stop working due to ill health
In its latest column for Caerphilly Observer, charity Citizens Advice Caerphilly Blaenau Gwent explains some of the some of the support out there if you have to stop working due to ill health.
Plaid Cymru’s independence dilemma – from protest to power
Aberystwyth University’s Anwen Elias and Elin Royles look at the independence dilemma facing Plaid Cymru now the party is in government.
Sport
19-year-old star set to represent Team Wales at Commonwealth Games
Lowri Windsor has been selected to represent Wales at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this month.
Former Wales rugby star and Olympian appointed chair of Welsh Athletics
Former Wales rugby international and Olympic hurdler Nigel Walker has been appointed chair of Welsh Athletics.
Cricket catch-up: Wins for Abercarn and Pontymister & Crosskeys as others toil
It was a difficult weekend for many of Caerphilly County Borough’s first sides in the South East Wales Cricket League.
Girl, 12, to represent Wales and follow in her mother’s footsteps
Carriage driver Lacey Llewellyn will follow in her mother’s footsteps when she represents Wales on the continental stage next month.
Cricket catch-up: Blackwood, Crumlin and Machen among victorious borough sides
Caerphilly County Borough’s first sides were in action again on the weekend, amid testing summer conditions in the South East Wales Cricket League.