John Bevan, who grew up in Phillipstown, served two terms as the mayor of Caerphilly County Borough Council during a political career spanning decades.
Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service
Tesco wins alcohol sales bid after concern for neighbours
The supermarket firm is planning to take over the former Methodist Church, on Bridge Street, Newbridge, and open a Tesco Express there.
Residents ‘waiting weeks’ for bin collections in ‘perfect storm’ of delays
Bad weather and recent changes to collection rounds, along with “high volumes” of Christmas waste, were among the reasons for “significant delays” to the service.
Newport Transporter Bridge project reaches important milestone
Work to build the new and much-anticipated visitor centre at Newport’s famous Transporter Bridge is nearing completion.
Hundreds facing Christmas in temporary homes amid warnings of ‘growing crisis’
A councillor has warned new figures show a “worsening” trend in the county borough, where one person spent more than three years in supposedly temporary housing.
Electric vehicle charging could be coming to shopping centre
Plans show four charging stations could be installed, providing power to up to eight vehicles at any one time.
Council could replace sheltered housing site with 16 affordable homes
Caerphilly County Borough Council has applied for planning permission to redevelop the Castle Court sheltered housing complex, in Pontywaun.
Sixth-form school transport fee rise confirmed
Parents of sixth-formers who use subsidised school transport in Newport will face a 5% hike in their contributions from January.
Support for new primary school after old building declared unsafe
Proposals for a new primary school in Bettws will be advanced, Newport City Council has decided.
Call for action over ’empty and unused’ building near town centre
An empty office building in Caerphilly should be taken into public ownership and turned into affordable housing, a councillor has claimed.