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£14bn rail improvements will not be diverted to M4 relief road, FM confirms

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Eluned Morgan was speaking in Newport where she launched Welsh Labour’s campaign for the Senedd election and unveiled the party’s five key pledges.

Critics of housing plan fear more flooding, traffic and loss of ‘precious’ habitat

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Formal plans for a contentious housing development in Caerphilly have been submitted to the county borough council.

Whittle’s rallying call to Plaid Cymru members as he urges party to ‘create history’

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Plaid Cymru’s Lindsay Whittle issued a rallying call to party faithful as he urged supporters to “play your part in history” ahead of the 2026 Senedd election.

M4 relief road, income tax cut, and council tax referendums: Welsh Conservatives launch manifesto

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Welsh Conservative group leader Darren Millar has launched his party’s plans for the upcoming Senedd election.

Gwent Police officers shared misogynistic, homophobic and racist WhatsApp messages

Monday, March 2, 2026

PCs James Heley and Simon Lewis would have been dismissed were they still serving following an investigatoin by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

Angling club clears 24 bags full of rubbish from castle moat

Monday, March 2, 2026

Twenty-four bags of rubbish have been collected from Caerphilly Castle moat thanks to the efforts of the town’s angling club.

PCC lowers police budget demands by 0.04% after opposition

Monday, March 2, 2026

Jane Mudd’s original proposals for local police funding were vetoed by an independent panel in January.

New shipping container changing rooms for sports centre

Monday, March 2, 2026

The changing rooms will be fashioned from shipping containers and placed alongside the centre’s football pitch for use by players and match officials.

Plaid Cymru and Labour unveil their visions as Senedd election looms closer

Monday, March 2, 2026

There are just two months to go until the Senedd election, and campaigning is heating up.

Transport for Wales rail fare prices to be frozen for the next year

Friday, February 27, 2026

All Transport for Wales rail fares will be frozen for a year, First Minister Eluned Morgan has announced.

Opinion

‘This proposal raises serious environmental, planning and financial questions’

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Simon Lewis, secretary of the Nant y Calch Conservation Group, has penned this piece for Caerphilly Observer outlining the group’s opposition to greenfield housing plan.

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS: ‘We know this is not as good as it gets’

Friday, February 13, 2026

In this article for Caerphilly Observer, South Wales East MS Peredur Owen Griffiths talks about the upcoming council by-election, Plaid Cymru’s Senedd election campaign, and more.

Why has the 20mph limit become such a political issue in the Welsh election?

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Aberystwyth University’s Michael Woods and Charles Musselwhite explore the 20mph policy and its role in the upcoming Senedd election.

Sport

Cardiff Canucks ‘can go all the way’ this season

Monday, March 2, 2026

Canucks head coach Trevor Hendrikx, a former NHL pro living in Caerphilly, has reflected on his side’s excellent season.

Rugby round-up: Derby delight for Bedwas, Blackwood, Fleur de Lys, and more

Monday, March 2, 2026

While the Six Nations paused for the weekend, the action continued for club sides across Caerphilly County Borough.

Latest News

  • First Minister Eluned Morgan speaking to a reporter at Welsh Labour's manifesto launch
    £14bn rail improvements will not be diverted to M4 relief road, FM confirmsTuesday, March 3, 2026
  • Aerial view of the proposed Nant Y Calch housing development site (marked roughly in yellow) in Caerphilly
    Critics of housing plan fear more flooding, traffic and loss of ‘precious’ habitatTuesday, March 3, 2026
  • Plaid Cymru candidate Linsday Whittle at the count
    Whittle’s rallying call to Plaid Cymru members as he urges party to ‘create history’Tuesday, March 3, 2026
  • Conservative MS Darren Millar
    M4 relief road, income tax cut, and council tax referendums: Welsh Conservatives launch manifestoTuesday, March 3, 2026
  • Ricky Jones served with Gwent Police for 26 years
    Gwent Police officers shared misogynistic, homophobic and racist WhatsApp messagesMonday, March 2, 2026
  • Members of Caerphilly Angling Club cleared litter from Caerphilly Castle moat
    Angling club clears 24 bags full of rubbish from castle moatMonday, March 2, 2026

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Legal & Public Notices

  • Caerphilly County Borough Council public noticesFriday, February 6, 2026
  • Caerphilly County Borough Council public noticesFriday, January 23, 2026
  • Notice of application for a variation of a premises licence: Morgan Jones Bowling ClubThursday, January 15, 2026
  • Caerphilly County Borough Council public noticesThursday, January 8, 2026
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