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Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service

Backing for changes to village’s power grid site

Friday, March 13, 2026Friday, March 13, 2026

A power company can change plans for specialist equipment in Llanfabon, near Nelson, councillors have decided.

Council could buy and demolish city’s old WH Smith building

Friday, March 13, 2026Friday, March 13, 2026

Newport City Council is preparing a bid to buy the building containing the city centre’s former WH Smith and demolish it.

Council could make compulsory land purchases for A469 works

Friday, March 13, 2026Friday, March 13, 2026

Caerphilly Council may have to use compulsory purchase orders along the A469, where it plans to spend £20 million on repairing the landslip-hit road.

Backing for plans to knock down ‘deteriorating’ pub for new homes

Friday, March 13, 2026Friday, March 13, 2026

Plans for 36 new homes on the site of a “fire-damaged” and “deteriorating” former pub in Pontllanfraith have won the support of councillors.

Councillors distance themselves from Old Green Roundabout decision

Thursday, March 12, 2026Thursday, March 12, 2026

Councillors in Newport have heard a petition against proposed changes to the city centre’s Old Green Roundabout, amid concerns it will make traffic worse.

Neighbours’ ‘nightmare’ claims fail to stop industrial site extension

Thursday, March 12, 2026Thursday, March 12, 2026

Neighbour complaints about alleged fires and round-the-clock noise have not been enough to prevent the extension of an industrial site in Pengam.

New specialist school unit finally set to open after flooding and asbestos issues

Wednesday, March 11, 2026Wednesday, March 11, 2026

A new specialist school for vulnerable children is “on track” to open in Pontllanfraith in September after being hit by lengthy delays.

Praise for council’s work to support youngsters not in education, work or training

Wednesday, March 11, 2026Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Councillors in Caerphilly have welcomed the local authority’s work to support young people not in education, employment or training.

Cafe and flats could replace town’s former bank

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

The former Santander bank in Blackwood High Street could be revived as a new business and homes.

New ‘pumptrack’ proposed for skate park

Tuesday, March 10, 2026Tuesday, March 10, 2026

New plans submitted to Caerphilly County Borough Council set out proposals for a new “pumptrack” at the Wern Park, Nelson

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