Councillor Lindsay Whittle, Plaid Cymru leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council has accused opposition councillors of misleading campaigners who opposed the closure of a care home in Risca.Cllr Whittle has spoken out…
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Caerphilly County Borough’s longest walking bus belongs to Rhymney school
Ysgol-y-Lawnt, in Rhymney, has been named as the school with the county borough’s longest walking bus with 186 walkers.As part of national Walk to School Week recently, hundreds of children from primary…
Welsh language channel had been warned that it faced a potential 24% cut to its annual grant
Views sought as Newbridge set for £3.8m development
Residents are to be asked for their views on a proposed £3.8 million development of Newbridge.The development will take place over the next four years after funding from the Welsh Assembly and…
Virgin Media to provide ultrafast broadband in Crumlin over electricity poles
Virgin Media has announced that residents of the Welsh village of Crumlin, Caerphilly, will be the first in the UK to trial ultrafast broadband delivered over existing electricity poles.Following a landmark agreement…
Bid to protect Caerphilly Cheese under European naming rules
Caerphilly Cheese could be protected under European rules in the same way as Champagne.Champagne can only be called Champagne if it has been made in the Champagne province in France.The Welsh Assembly…
Caerphilly Council leader Whittle survives no confidence vote
The leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council has survived a vote of no confidence.The motion of no confidence in Plaid Cymru’s Lindsay Whittle was brought by Risca West councillor David Rees in…
Wind turbines planned for Oakdale Business Park
Two wind turbines that would generate electricity for 2,400 homes could be built in OakdaleCaerphilly County Borough Council is working with renewable energy developer Partnerships for Renewables, to investigate the potential of…
Contractor prosecuted for health and safety breaches at Caerphilly site
A major construction company has been ordered to pay almost £15,000 for failing to properly protect its workers from falls on a site in Caerphilly.Gee Construction Ltd was the principal contractor on…
Cefn Hengoed taxi driver fined for licence failure
A taxi driver from Cefn Hengoed has been ordered to pay more than £700 by Caerphilly Magistrates after he was reported for driving an unlicensed taxi.David Eastwick, of The Close, Cefn Hengoed,…