120 years ago, Caerphilly Cricket Club player Jordan Davies started a choir to raise money for cricket equipment – and the choir is still going strong to this day.
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Cheaper bus fares, fly-tipping crackdown, and £4bn for new hospitals: Welsh Labour launches Senedd manifesto
Cheaper bus fares, a fly-tipping crackdown, and a freeze on Welsh income tax are among the pledges put forward by Welsh Labour as it heads into the upcoming Senedd election.
Coroner rules four-day-old baby’s death was from natural causes after emergency C-section
The mother of a four-day-old baby who died at Cwmbran’s Grange Hospital has told an inquest she felt “ignored” by midwives.
Plaid Cymru leader ‘taking nothing for granted’ as party launches campaign in Bedwas
Plaid Cymru launched its 2026 Senedd election campaign at Bedwas Workmen’s Hall, where Caerphilly Observer sat down with the man hoping to be Wales’ next First Minister.
Formal plans lodged for bingo hall flats despite parking fears
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
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
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
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
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
With nesting season underway between March and August, numerous bird species are now nesting in the forest, including the northern goshawk.