The meeting had to be pulled at the 11th hour after Plaid Cymru’s Luke Fletcher, Labour’s Vaughan Gething, Tory Joel James and independent Rhys ab Owen all sent apologies.
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Caerphilly’s community volunteers championed once again at annual GAVO Awards
The hard work and commitment of volunteers across Caerphilly County Borough has been celebrated at the 2025 Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations (GAVO) Awards.
New flats proposed for back of town-centre property
Four new flats could be built in Caerphilly town centre, according to new plans submitted to the local authority.
The Parish Trust wins national award after fundraising efforts
A Trethomas-based charity has won a national award for its fundraising efforts, just two years after its very existence was threatened.
Behind the numbers: What the Caerphilly by-election poll reveals
A new opinion poll for the upcoming Caerphilly Senedd by-election, being held on October 23, suggests a two-horse race between Reform UK and Plaid Cymru.
Ukrainians’ concerns over Nation of Sanctuary ‘misinformation’
Ukrainians in Caerphilly have voiced concerns over by-election campaign “misinformation” regarding the Welsh Government’s Nation of Sanctuary scheme.
Council clarifies which areas can vote in upcoming Senedd by-election
Cllr Kevin Etheridge, who represents Blackwood, said some electors in his ward were “confused” and had asked him why they hadn’t received any polling cards.
Claim council went ‘over the top’ cancelling meetings ahead of by-election
A councillor believes the local authority went “over the top” by cancelling public meetings ahead of the Caerphilly Senedd by-election.
Watchdog ‘stretched to limit’ amid deluge of complaints
A public services watchdog received a record 3,500 formal complaints last year – a 10% increase that is stretching resources to their limit, a Senedd committee has heard.
1.5 million train journeys made using ‘tap-in, tap-out’ payment system
More than one and a half million rail journeys have been paid for using Transport for Wales’ new ‘tap-in, tap-out’ payment system.