A Caerphilly Council committee has dismissed a call to back ‘Zane’s Law’, a campaign aimed at tightening rules around contaminated land.
Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service
Security guards hired for new health centre after vandals strike
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board said a “number of incidents” had been reported at the 19 Hills Health and Wellbeing Centre, in Newport, in the past three months.
Council survives latest questions over leisure centre closure plan
Backbench councillors in Caerphilly have voted against challenging a plan to shut down Pontllanfraith Leisure Centre.
Calls to ensure children from lower-income families aren’t ‘left behind’ in school
Councillors in Newport have sought assurances children from lower income families are not being “left behind” in their education.
Plans for new primary school move step closer
Plans for a new £9 million primary school in Newport will move forward following general support from the community.
Praise for city’s education service and ‘dedicated’ youth workers
Senior councillors in Newport have welcomed the results of an Estyn inspection of the city’s education services.
City centre office space could become new homes
Currently, the site contains a large open-plan workspace, as well as a lobby, boardroom, director’s office and “casual” area.
New park cafe among ‘incredibly positive’ funding plans for city
The Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) is in a “transition” year and will be replaced by a different model of structural funding for local projects in 2026.
Independent future for Blackwood Miners’ Institute after ‘mothball’ plan scrapped
Blackwood Miners’ Institute could be run independently by as early as July 2026, under new plans.
Plan aims to help 1,000 residents get back into work
Millions of pounds will be spent in Caerphilly on job skills and getting 1,000 people into work this year.