Cllr Nigel Dix said the decision to remove a 40p one-hour option last November had “a negative effect” on high street traders still recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Young rugby star a step closer to professional dream after academy selection
Lily Hawkins, 18, has been selected for the Dragons Academy at Coleg Gwent, having first caught the attention of academy coaches while at Idris Davies School.
Gym firm eyes expansion for ‘Hyrox-style’ circuit training
Elite Fitness has applied for planning permission to change the use of three new neighbouring units at Newbridge Industrial Estate, where it is based.
Four-bed HMO plan submitted for terraced house
A terraced house in Rhymney could be converted into a new HMO for four people, with plans submitted to Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Young rugby star a step closer to professional dream after academy selection
Lily Hawkins, 18, has been selected for the Dragons Academy at Coleg Gwent, having first caught the attention of academy coaches while at Idris Davies School.
Ladies’ choirs to perform at festival ahead of International Women’s Day
Two choirs from Caerphilly County Borough will take part in a celebration of women’s choral music this weekend.
‘It felt like a dream’: GP invited to 10 Downing Street to mark St David’s Day
Dr Manmeet Kaur, of Pengam Health Centre, was invited to 10 Downing Street last week for a celebration of Wales and Welsh culture.
Reform UK promises tax cuts, scrapping 20mph limit and NHS reforms in Welsh manifesto
Reform UK has pledged to cut income tax, scrap Wales’ 20mph speed limit and overhaul parts of the NHS if it forms the next Welsh Government.
Driver taken to hospital after one-car crash in Bargoed
A driver was taken to hospital as a precaution following a car crash in Bargoed on Thursday afternoon.
Welsh journalist who exposed Ukrainian famine horror to be honoured in Kyiv
Gareth Jones, who risked his life to expose the Holodomor – a famine that killed millions in 1930s Ukraine – will be honoured in the country’s capital Kyiv.
Citizens Advice: How to protect yourself against buying counterfeit goods
In its latest column for Caerphilly Observer, charity Citizens Advice Caerphilly Blaenau Gwent explains some of the steps you can take to protect yourself against buying counterfeit goods.
Opinion
‘Smoke and mirrors’: Delyth Jewell MS attacks UK Government rail announcement
South Wales East MS Delyth Jewell, who represents Plaid Cymru, has said Wales “deserves clarity” over the UK Government’s recent rail funding announcement for Wales.
Lindsay Whittle on housing, Ruperra Castle, Plaid Cymru’s spring conference and more
Caerphilly MS Lindsay Whittle discusses housing, Ruperra Castle preservation efforts, the recent Plaid Cymru conference, and more in this piece for Caerphilly Observer.
‘This proposal raises serious environmental, planning and financial questions’
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.
Sport
Price reaches semi-finals – but Littler denies Premier League victory for Welsh duo in Cardiff
Gerwyn Price fell in the Night 5 semi-finals to Luke Littler – who went on to beat Jonny Clayton in Cardiff’s showpiece.
260 girls take part in seven-a-side football festival
A total of 260 girls from across Caerphilly County Borough came together for a girls’ football festival – with 23 schools involved.