The Meadows Farm Village Retreat has won permission for longer opening hours, which owners say will improve evening attractions like a Christmas lights trail.
Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service
Flats plan backed for second time after fresh parking complaints
The building’s new owner believes his vision for the property will provide “good homes for good people”.
Absent Caerphilly Council boss gets £200k pay-off
Christina Harrhy has left her chief executive role at Caerphilly County Borough Council following a secret meeting of councillors on Monday, when a six-figure settlement deal was reportedly agreed.
Green light for house to be converted into children’s home
Council planners have granted permission for a house in Blackwood to be converted into a children’s home.
Council’s lack of anti-fraud measures could expose it to £26m losses
Audit Wales said the council had failed to address a list of 15 recommendations made in 2020 by the Auditor General for Wales.
House-building lagging behind targets for new homes
A new report shows 278 homes were built in the county borough in the 2023/24 financial year – down from 380 homes the previous year.
Council agrees plan to borrow £24m and buy secret site for waste depot
By next spring, Caerphilly County Borough Council must recycle 70% of the waste it collects or face multi-million pound fines.
Job losses on the horizon as council battles to plug £45m hole in budget
The council anticipates it will have to save £45 million over the next two years – including £33m this year – to balance its budgets.
Green light for village flats to be converted into five-bed HMO
The proposals for 79 Commercial Street will allow two existing flats to become a house in multiple occupation for five people.
Backing for new vets’ practice for town retail park
A new veterinary practice could increase visitors to Caerphilly’s Castle View Shopping Centre, planners have suggested.