Caerphilly County Borough Council currently has around 250 foster carers and will need 60 new foster care households this year to keep up with the rising number of children coming into care and to replace the foster carers that have retired.
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Update: Fire leads to Caerphilly hotel evacuation
Guests and staff were evacuated from the Premier Inn on Crossways Park today after a fire in the laundry room.
Caerphilly schoolchildren raise £1000 for ex-soldier’s Kilimanjaro trek
Children from Tyn-Y-Wern Primary School, in Trethomas, have raised more than £1,000 for charity Help For Heroes.
Welsh European Parliament candidates to debate in Crosskeys
A hustings featuring candidates hoping to represent Wales in the European Parliament takes place tonight, May 7 at Coleg Gwent Crosskeys.
Dai Havard MP to stand in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney in 2015 General Election
Mr Havard was selected as the Parliamentary candidate for the Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney constituency following an internal ballot of local party members.
Caerphilly County residents call on council to rethink car parking charges
More than 2,000 residents have put their names to a petition against planned car parking charges at country parks in the borough.
Risca author Navdeep Rehill releases new book The Gaffer
Author Navdeep Rehill has put pen to paper again with a new book about inspirational football managers.
Risca man jailed after hoax 999 calls
A Risca man has been jailed for two years for breaching an Antisocial Behaviour Order.
Michael Haywood, 51, of Tredegar Street, Risca, breached his ASBO by harassing a former neighbour with nuisance phone calls.
Wanted Risca man arrested
A Risca man wanted by police for breaching the terms of his prison release has been arrested and returned to custody.Ryan Parry, 25, was serving 40 months in jail for GBH after…
Caerphilly Council seek voluntary retirement to cut workforce budget
Caerphilly County Borough Council has not ruled out future compulsory redundancies and pay freezes in a bid to cut the workforce budget.