Financial and workforce pressures will not be going away anytime soon, according to Caerphilly County Borough Council’s director of social services.
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A creative way to help people with their grief
A community arts organisation has started a monthly meet-up for bereaved people in Caerphilly County Borough to come and create commemorative pieces of art for their loved ones.
Day centre service review delayed until new year
The future of day centre services in Caerphilly County Borough will not be known until the new year after a report into how they operate was delayed.Earlier this year, Hugh Irwin Associates,…
Former picnic site in Abercarn given new lease of life
Restoration work carried out at an Abercarn picnic site, north of Cwmcarn, is reaping positive results, thanks to efforts from Natural Resources Wales (NRW) officers and work with the local community.
“There’s a history here that you don’t necessarily know”
Most people wouldn’t look at a graveyard and see an opportunity. Matt Davis, the Reverend of St David’s Church in Rhymney, is not like most people.
Family share heartbreaking story of losing their baby to help raise funds for Tŷ Hafan
The heartbreaking story of a baby girl who died just two days after her first birthday is the focus of a new fundraising initiative by children’s hospice Ty Hafan.
Football club closes due to a “generational shift in attitude and desire”
Formed in 2015, Trecenydd FC has announced that after seven successful years in the Rhymney Valley League, it has made the difficult decision to fold.
Two Caerphilly County Borough fish and chip shops in the top ten of UK’s best
Two fish and chip shops, one in Maesycwmmer and the other in Trethomas, are going head-to-head to be named the UK’s best.
Call to make council charity grant applications easier with £110,000 left unspent
Just 6.2% of Caerphilly County Borough Council’s budget for charities and small groups has been spent.
Trailblazing former Plaid Cymru councillor dies aged 83
A former Plaid Cymru councillor, who represented Caerphilly, has passed away at the age of 83.