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Councillors question whether there should be designated gypsy traveller pitches

Wednesday, June 22, 2022Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Currently, there are three unauthorised sites in Caerphilly County Borough which travellers are occupying.

Work on new Ysgol Gymraeg Cwm Gwyddon to begin shortly

Wednesday, June 22, 2022Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Port Talbot-based contractor Andrew Scott Ltd has bene chosen to build the new Ysgol Gymraeg Cwm Gwyddon.

Arrest made in connection with Blackwood Market trader murder 27 years ago

Tuesday, June 21, 2022Thursday, June 23, 2022

A man wanted in connection with the murder of Blackwood Market trader Jaswant Singh Sandhu has been arrested in Pakistan.

Terraced house could be converted into four-bedroom HMO

Tuesday, June 21, 2022Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Caerphilly County Borough Council’s planning department is expected to make a decision on the proposed plans by August 10.

Ex-Penallta youth player Dai Flanagan named new Dragons head coach

Tuesday, June 21, 2022Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Cefn Hengoed’s Dai Flanagan has been named as the new head coach of the Dragons rugby region.

Rail strikes now underway – disruption on Rhymney and Ebbw Valley lines

Tuesday, June 21, 2022Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Strike action from the RMT union is now underway, causing cancellations along the Rhymney and Ebbw Valley lines.

Scrutiny committee backs new way of working out council house rent

Monday, June 20, 2022Monday, June 20, 2022

Around eight out of ten council homes in Caerphilly County Borough could see their rent increase, if a new way of working out bills is adopted by the council.

New tattoo studio could be coming to the high street

Monday, June 20, 2022Monday, June 20, 2022

A tattoo studio could become a permanent fixture on Blackwood High Street – at the former office of a Labour Senedd Member.

“To the people of this community, the Aber Hotel is a hub, not a pub” – rising energy costs threatening future

Monday, June 20, 2022Tuesday, June 21, 2022

Lucy Henderson Midgley, owner of The Aber Hotel, said she “didn’t know whether to laugh or cry” when opening her energy bill.

School pupil’s design to be used on 50mph road signs across Wales

Monday, June 20, 2022Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Pupils were tasked with designing a sign warning motorists of the new speed limit – with the winning design created by Miley Fletcher of Bedwas High.

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