By next spring, Caerphilly County Borough Council must recycle 70% of the waste it collects or face multi-million pound fines.
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Cabinet member ‘not happy’ with proposed cuts to free school transport
Cabinet member Chris Morgan has urged Machen residents to have their say on controversial plans to reduce the eligible free school bus distance.
Wind farm decision delayed over peat conservation policies
Each turbine could have a maximum blade tip height of 200 metres, and the wind farm could provide 92.4MW of electricity – enough energy to power the equivalent of 81,000 homes a year.
Senedd debates crisis in eye care as demand expected to rise in Wales
Senedd members narrowly rejected Conservative calls for action on eye care amid warnings of a “tidal wave of blindness” about to hit Wales.
Women’s suffering ‘should not be treated as normal’
Women are too often put off seeking health care treatment due to the normalisation of their physical and emotional pain, Delyth Jewell MS warned.
Finalists announced for Caerphilly Sport Awards
The finalists for this year’s Caerphilly Sport Awards have been announced, celebrating exceptional contributions from players, coaches, volunteers, and clubs across the borough.
Alcohol awareness theatre group perform at Caerphilly schools
Award-winning alcohol awareness theatre production, ‘Smashed’, has been performed at two Caerphilly schools, in hopes of preventing underage drinking.
Concern over 210% rise in ex-offenders rough sleeping
The chair of the Senedd’s housing committee warned of a 210% annual increase in the number of former prisoners sleeping on the streets of Wales.
Trust in politics ‘perilously low’ after Gething donations scandal
Campaigners called for greater openness, warning trust in politics is perilously low following controversy surrounding donations to the former First Minister’s leadership bid.
Gwent PCC Jane Mudd: Respect Rhymney project will ‘restore pride in the community’
In her latest blog for Caerphilly Observer, Gwent’s police and crime commissioner, Jane Mudd, discusses the Respect Rhymney project, and more.