Community groups across Caerphilly have scooped top honours at the Wales in Bloom 2025 awards, with Ystrad Mynach and Caerphilly Miners Centre recognised.
Author: Richard Gurner
Welsh Labour deletes post after Reform UK legal threat in Caerphilly by-election
Welsh Labour has deleted posts about Reform UK’s Caerphilly candidate Llŷr Powell after a legal threat citing defamation and election law.
Labour candidate calls for Pride in Place cash to be spent saving libraries
Richard Tunnicliffe, Labour’s Senedd by-election candidate, has called for the funding to be spent on saving libraries – putting him at odds with the council’s leadership.
Campaigners voice environmental concerns over affordable homes plan at farm
Plans have been lodged to demolish farm buildings at Nant y Calch Farm, Caerphilly, and redevelop the site for 44 affordable homes.
Old Library community coffee shop celebrating ten years in business
When Ed and Angela Crabtree picked up the keys to Caerphilly’s old library building in June 2015, they had little idea of the journey ahead of them. By September, the doors were open, Angela was juggling a newborn in a car seat, and the couple were serving their first customers.
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth to host event at Caerphilly RFC tomorrow
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth is due to visit the Caerphilly constituency again, three weeks out from polling day, as the party continues to push for support.
Is immigration really an issue for the Caerphilly Senedd by-election?
Census data shows Caerphilly County Borough has one of the lowest proportions of foreign-born residents in Wales, so should immigration be a major issue for voters?
Cable thefts cause major disruption on Valleys rail lines – with £750k repair bill
A spate of cable thefts on the South Wales Valley rail network has caused widespread disruption for passengers – and left a repair bill of more than three quarters of a million pounds.
PM unsure on Caerphilly by-election visit as campaign gathers pace
Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he is unsure whether he will visit Caerphilly during the upcoming Senedd by-election campaign, as polls suggest a tight race that could put the Welsh Government’s budget plans at risk.
County borough to receive £21.5m from UK Government ‘Pride in Place’ fund
Caerphilly County Borough is set to benefit from £21.5m of UK Government funding through the new ‘Pride in Place’ programme.