“Massive” changes to waste management at Caerphilly County Borough Council will “take time” to implement, the service’s cabinet member has said.
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National domestic violence adviser reappointed for second term
An adviser leading Wales’ efforts to tackle violence against women has been reappointed to the key Welsh Government role.
Council sets out final list of roads which could revert to 30mph speed limits
Newport City Council is expected to revert 14 roads back to higher 30mph speed limits following a review.
‘The attack on our rural way of life has been accelerated here in Wales’
In her latest blog for Caerphilly Observer, Conservative MS Laura Anne Jones hits out at inheritance taxes on family farms, livestock movement restrictions, and more.
Caerphilly CGI firm given national contracts boost
Dynamic X has earned a place on the UK-wide Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Framework, thanks to support and advice from the Welsh Government-funded Business Wales.
Food Warehouse proposed for town’s former carpet shop site
The company has applied for planning permission to take over the site of the former Carpetright store on Gallagher Retail Park.
Vaccine offer to protect premature babies from common winter virus
For children born very prematurely, the risk of contracting respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in their first winter is high.
Trading standards teams seize illegal tobacco, vapes and fake goods worth £6.5m
Trading standards officers seized goods worth £6.5 million in Newport last year, during crackdowns on illicit tobacco, vapes and counterfeit items.
Council ‘borrowing heavily’ to fund school rebuilding programme
Cllr Dimitri Batrouni told colleagues the local authority’s total borrowing increased by £31.3 million in the last financial year.
‘Something that I will never take for granted’: Ruth Jones MP talks first year serving Islwyn
In her first blog for Caerphilly Observer, Newport West and Islwyn MP Ruth Jones discusses her first year representing the new constituency in parliament.