The Nant yr Aber river in Caerphilly is be monitored over the coming days after foam used to extinguish an industrial fire entered it.
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Bargoed heroin dealer who ‘spread misery’ jailed
A Bargoed man who ‘”spread misery” by selling heroin and crack cocaine has been jailed.
Order banning dogs from sports pitches renewed for further three years
Council rules banning dogs from marked sports pitches and other measures have been renewed for a further three years.
Hopes hospital’s new waiting room will finally ease crowding
A new waiting room extension at the Grange University Hospital is expected to open in the summer.
City’s tech hub needs more power for future growth
Major infrastructure could be installed in western Newport to support the area’s technological boom.
Dog-walking area fails to win planning permission despite early success
A new dog walking area on the edge of Newport is an “unjustified” loss of farmland and will affect users of a public right of way, councillors have decided.
Former pub set to go under the hammer
A former pub in Bargoed is set to go to auction later this month, with a guide press set at £325,000.
‘Nobody taking responsibility’ for paying care workers the real living wage
Care Forum Wales, which represents more than 450 care homes, warned funding did not reach all parts of the sector in 2024/25.
Concerns over destruction of hedgerow at housing development
Planning officials are investigating concerns over the destruction of hedgerow at a Taylor Wimpey housing development in Blackwood.
Support for new work to tackle ‘blight’ of empty high-street units
A last-minute deal for a £4.5 million loan will help revitalise Bargoed and Blackwood’s high streets, Caerphilly County Borough Council believes.