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Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service

Plan for new cafe to replace former cake shop

Monday, June 8, 2026Monday, June 8, 2026

A new cafe could open in Newport’s Church Road, at a premises recently occupied by a popular cake shop v.1

Plans for town’s Next store move a step closer

Monday, June 8, 2026Monday, June 8, 2026

Proposals for a new Next store in Caerphilly have moved a step closer, after council planners agreed the fashion retailer could adapt a town retail park unit v.1

Northern communities’ £20m fund moves step closer with chairman named

Friday, June 5, 2026Friday, June 5, 2026

Caerphilly Council has chosen an independent chairman to oversee how £20 million will be spent in three borough communities.

Plans resubmitted for ambulance hall flats after felled tree damaged first bid

Friday, June 5, 2026Friday, June 5, 2026

Plans for new homes at a former ambulance hall in Bedwas have been resubmitted, after a chopped-down tree thwarted an earlier bid.

Cafe and flats plan approved for town’s former bank

Friday, June 5, 2026Friday, June 5, 2026

A former bank on Blackwood’s High Street looks set for a new lease of life, after council planners approved a bid for a new cafe and flats.

Thumbs up for padel court plans at industrial estate

Thursday, June 4, 2026Thursday, June 4, 2026

Council planners in Caerphilly have given the green light to a new padel business in Cwmcarn.

Man wins bid for ‘atypical’ home extension amid neighbour’s privacy fears

Thursday, June 4, 2026Thursday, June 4, 2026

A Newport man can finish building his house extension despite his nextdoor neighbour’s claims it will lead to a loss of privacy.

Local concerns fail to stop seven-person HMO winning approval

Thursday, June 4, 2026Thursday, June 4, 2026

A HMO for up to seven people in Pill has received retrospective approval by Newport City Council.

Calls for more support for children with allergies in Wales’ schools

Wednesday, June 3, 2026Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Councillors in Caerphilly have backed stronger support for children with allergies, after a new law requires English schools to stock life-saving injector pens.

Home-schooling on the rise and most pupils unlikely to sit GCSEs

Wednesday, June 3, 2026Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Nearly 200 GCSE-age children across Caerphilly County Borough are not likely to sit exams because they are being home-schooled.

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