Several empty buildings across Caerphilly County Borough are being converted into ‘pop-ups’ where businesses can rent spaces to work and hold meetings.
Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service
Summer sport camps could shut down in changes to children’s disability services
Children’s disability sport camps could face the axe in Caerphilly due to a drop in demand, with the local authority keen to encourage participation in alternative activities throughout the year.
Plans inch closer for solar farm that could power 6,000 homes
Councillors will meet privately next week to discuss plans for a major solar farm near Penyrheol.
Residents fed up with waiting for golf course homes redevelopment
A developer has been granted more time to come up with detailed plans for a major housing scheme in Caerphilly, despite concerns about the effect on people living nearby.
Farm owner hopes to diversify with addition of holiday cabins
A farm owner in Deri is planning to build two holiday cabins on his land as part of a diversification project.
Refrigeration firm set to move jobs to new base in expansion plan
A refrigeration company is moving its base from Bedwas to Penallta Industrial Estate after outgrowing its old premises.
Caerphilly On Ice planned to return this year
The organisers of a Christmas event in Caerphilly town centre have applied for planning permission to allow the festivities to continue for another ten years.
Sandwich shop set to replace village takeaway
Council officers have backed plans for a new sandwich shop in Cwmcarn.
Plans move forward for town’s new banking hub
A new “banking hub” for Risca has moved a step closer, after plans for the facility were submitted to Caerphilly County Borough Council.
‘Serious concerns’ at hospital mortuary months after wrong body mix-ups
The UK’s national accreditation service has partially suspended its official recognition of mortuary activities at the Grange University Hospital.