Two people from Caerphilly have been made MBEs in the King’s New Year Honours List for 2025, with nearly 60 people from across Wales recognised.
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Expansion plan for ‘oversubscribed’ school set for approval
One of Newport’s special schools is expected to open a new Key Stage 2 base later this year after becoming oversubscribed.
Weather warnings in place this weekend as snow forecast
Yellow and amber weather warnings will be in place for snow and ice across much of Wales this weekend, including Caerphilly County Borough.
Dŵr Cymru providing free winter lagging kits ahead of cold snap
Dŵr Cymru is providing free winter lagging kits to help households across Wales prepare for the colder winter months.
Mixed fortunes for shopkeepers in bid to extend alcohol sales hours
The owners of Shock, on Bartlett Street, had claimed later licensing hours would help them increase their income after they were forced to leave their old premises.
Tickets on sale for Lauren Price’s fight with Natasha Jonas
Price will fight Jonas in an all-British world title unification bout at the Royal Albert Hall in March.
Council looking to lease former pizza café in Blackwood
Caerphilly County Borough Council is looking for someone to manage the award-winning Plaza Café on Market Square, Blackwood.
‘Skyrocketing energy bills due, rising rents, unaffordable house prices for young people’
Conservative MS Laura Anne Jones reflects on 2024 in her latest blog for Caerphilly Observer, and vows to “never stop standing up for farmers, pensioners”.
Doctor warns of patients attending minor injury units with medical emergencies
An emergency department doctor has warned of the risks of attending minor injury units (MIUs) with serious illnesses, after dangerously unwell patients were taken to the wrong place for help.
Tributes to former councillor who was ‘strong advocate for the people he represented’
John Bevan, who grew up in Phillipstown, served two terms as the mayor of Caerphilly County Borough Council during a political career spanning decades.