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Formal plans lodged for bingo hall flats despite parking fears

Monday, March 30, 2026Monday, March 30, 2026

Housing association Wales and West Housing has submitted formal plans to replace a nursery and a former bingo hall in Ystrad Mynach with 24 flats.

Antiques Roadshow heading to Caerphilly Castle this summer

Monday, March 30, 2026Monday, March 30, 2026

The popular BBC programme Antiques Roadshow is set to visit Caerphilly Castle this summer, with filming scheduled for Saturday July 18.

Potholes, funding pressures and a 300-year renewal cycle: What’s happening to Caerphilly’s roads

Friday, March 27, 2026Sunday, March 29, 2026

Freedom of Information data, council reports and industry warnings paint a stark picture of underfunded road maintenance, with some estimates suggesting the borough’s roads would take centuries to fully renew at current spending levels.

Council seeking chairperson to oversee how £20m community fund is spent

Friday, March 27, 2026Friday, March 27, 2026

Caerphilly Council is looking for candidates to oversee how £20 million will be spent on regeneration projects in the north of the county borough.

Newport Council to pause public meetings ahead of Senedd elections

Friday, March 27, 2026

Newport City Council will cancel most of its public meetings over the next six weeks, ahead of the Senedd elections on May 7.

Cwmcarn Forest clear-up works paused due to nesting birds

Friday, March 27, 2026Friday, March 27, 2026

With nesting season underway between March and August, numerous bird species are now nesting in the forest, including the northern goshawk.

‘It looms over us’: Neighbours alarmed at size of new primary school building

Friday, March 27, 2026Friday, March 27, 2026

The redevelopment of a Caerphilly school has sparked concern among some neighbours, who fear a new and larger building will lead to a loss of privacy, light and property values.

Annual Caerphilly Challenge Series will not go ahead this year

Friday, March 27, 2026Friday, March 27, 2026

The annual Caerphilly Challenge Series will not return for 2026 – but a “refreshed event” will begin from next year.

Town’s new transport interchange project to get £4m funding boost

Friday, March 27, 2026Friday, March 27, 2026

Caerphilly County Borough Council has been awarded money through the Welsh Government’s Regional Transport Fund – which is investing £115m across the country.

Police appeal after duo fail to appear in court

Friday, March 27, 2026Thursday, April 2, 2026

John Jones, 37, and 35-year-old Perry Foster, both from Caerphilly, failed to appear at Newport Magistrates’ Court on Thursday March 5.

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