Plans for a new Starbucks drive-thru with high-speed electric vehicle charging points is on hold after councillors deferred a final decision.
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Welsh schools ‘facing £500m repairs backlog’
Schools in Wales face a total maintenance bill of more than £500m, with a £93m backlog of urgent works, a Senedd Member revealed.
Council rethink on school transport cuts but some pupils still face six-mile round trips
Primary school children in Caerphilly have been excluded from planned cuts to free pupil transport.
Wales U20s looking for back-to-back Six Nations wins as Ireland await
Despite his game-winning heroics against Italy, Harri Ford remains on the bench as Wales U20s prepare to host Ireland this Friday night.
Shopkeepers unsuccessful in plan for midnight alcohol sales
A shop in Caerphilly will not be allowed to sell alcohol until midnight because of the potential impact on nearby residents and the local area.
Popular beauty salon celebrates ten years in Caerphilly
Beauty and Perfection on Cardiff Road, Caerphilly, has thanked its customers for helping it reach an “incredible” ten year milestone.
Eighth man charged with violent disorder after Blackwood and Newbridge ‘brawl’
A 29-year-old man from Pentwynmawr has become the eighth person charged with violent disorder after fighting in Blackwood and Newbridge last week.
Huge spending required just to maintain current state of Newport’s roads
Newport Council’s maintenance backlog for its highways assets is currently estimated to be £118.7 million, including £50 million of road repairs.
Thousands of new homes needed to keep up with demand
The council has proposed focusing new development and growth on the county borough’s “principal” settlements of Bargoed, Blackwood, Caerphilly, Risca and Pontymister, and Ystrad Mynach.
Greyhound racing set to be banned as Welsh Government plans confirmed
Huw Irranca-Davies, the Deputy First Minister, told the Senedd that a ban will come into force as soon as practicably possible.