Councillors have dismissed a call to prop up the at-risk Cefn Fforest leisure centre using cash held in reserves.
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Council offering £100 vouchers in bid to boost Caerphilly 2k participation
The council has announced a £100 gift voucher will be awarded to both the school and sports club with the highest number of entries at this year’s Caerphilly 2k run.
Council ‘not complacent’ in work to achieve carbon neutral goal
Progress in meeting climate targets must not give rise to complacency, the deputy leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council has warned.
Drakeford resists call to exempt children from tourism tax
Prof Drakeford said taking under-16s out of the £1.25-a-night levy would see the estimated £33m revenue fall to £21m, “eroding the chances that the levy will be of any use.”
Blackwood murder arrest man released with no further action
A 39-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder has been released with no further action from police.
New nursery opens thanks to government grant
After nine successful years in Rogerstone, Greenfields Day Nursery has opened a brand-new childcare centre in Blackwood.
Council apologises after leaving football pitches unplayable
A football club were forced to postpone their match over the weekend after the council tore-up their home pitches during “planned maintenance work”.
Peredur Owen Griffiths MS: ‘In the wrong hands, many kinds of dogs can be dangerous’
In this blog for Caerphilly Observer, South Wales East MS Peredur Owen Griffiths discusses efforts to promote responsible dog ownership in Wales.
Council could face another legal battle over leisure centre’s future
Decision-makers have had to go back to the drawing board after the High Court quashed the local authority’s previous attempt to shut the site.
Price back to winning ways with first ranking title victory in over a year
Gerwyn Price has won his first PDC ranking title in over a year after beating Chris Dobey in the Players Championship 2 final.