The council appealed to residents, staff and local businesses for donations to support local food banks and communities over the Christmas period.
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Choirs raise hundreds as part of anti-violence campaign
Aber Valley Male Voice Choir sang alongside Caerphilly Ladies Choir as part of the ‘Not in My Name’ campaign, raising £800 for two charities.
Call for action over ’empty and unused’ building near town centre
An empty office building in Caerphilly should be taken into public ownership and turned into affordable housing, a councillor has claimed.
Dementia support increasing across Gwent with promise of further roll-out
Dementia patients and their families in Gwent are experiencing significant benefits from the person-centred Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST)
New homes approved for former GP surgery site
Planners have approved the conversion of the former Troed y Bryn Surgery, in Penyrheol, into housing.
Hoax calls at three-year high as ambulance service ‘disappointed and frustrated’
“Time spent dealing with hoax calls could be time spent helping others whose situation is life or death.”
Council’s events calendar draws more than 70,000 visitors in 2024
More than 70,000 visitors attended a series of council-run events across Caerphilly County Borough this year.
Claim HMO conversion would provide ‘much-needed’ affordable housing
Documents submitted to Caerphilly County Borough Council show the house has been “on the open market for several months” but “has not sold as a family property”.
Parents ‘overjoyed’ at return of school’s crossing patrol
Hundreds of people signed a petition to bring back the service at the school over road safety concerns.
‘The backbone of our communities’: Laura Anne Jones urges support for independent traders
In her blog for Caerphilly Observer, Conservative MS Laura Anne Jones talks supporting independent businesses, recent storms, the draft budget, and more.