Councillors on Plaid Cymru-led Caerphilly County Borough Council have pledged to freeze council tax for the next two years.Councillor Lindsay Whittle, Plaid leader of the council, said: “Council tax is one of…
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Rough Guide author names Caerphilly Castle and Big Cheese as top attractions
Caerphilly Castle and the town’s Big Cheese festival have been named two of Wales’ top attractions.Rough Guide author Mike Parker was asked by the Valleys Heart and Soul campaign to create a…
New business to raise cash for Ruperra Conservation Trust
The Ruperra Conservation Trust in Caerphilly is setting up a business selling logs and firewood as part of a drive to raise funds for its woodland work.The trust, which was set up…
Valley Lines train staff on strike
A 24-hour walk-out of train staff on Valley Lines services will be held on Monday. Staff at Arriva Trains Wales represented by the RMT union are in a dispute over pay and…
Rubbish and recycling collections over Christmas
Caerphilly County Borough Council has issued the following statement about rubbish and recycling collections over the Christmas periodRefuse and Recycling collections over Christmas “Weather permitting the council’s refuse and recycling crews will…
Caerphilly’s River of Light lantern parade to go ahead
The River of Light lantern parade in Caerphilly this evening will still go ahead despite the poor weather.The route of the parade however has been changed by Caerphilly County Borough Council.The meeting…
Fire at Pontllanfraith paper recycling factory
An investigation has begun into the cause of a fire at a paper recycling factory.Firefighters were called to the Pensord Press factory, a 40m building at Pontllanfraith at 2.20am. Crews from Cefn…
Caerphilly Council snow update: Wednesday December 22
Caerphilly County Borough Council has issued the following information regarding its services.A statement on its website reads: “With snow still on the roads and footpaths and continued freezing temperatures conditions within Caerphilly…
Councillor selected as youth champion for third year
A Caerphilly councillor has been re-elected as the area’s youth champion for a record third time.Cllr Mike Prew, who represents the Morgan Jones ward for Plaid Cymru, said he was delighted to…
Caerphilly pulls in just £2m of tourism cash in 2009
Caerphilly County Borough has ranked 16th out of 22 Welsh councils in the amount of tourism cash it pulls in.A report by VisitBritain published last week revealed the county borough brought in…