Caerphilly County Borough Council has acknowledged it needs to do more to boost recycling rates, after it missed the minimum target for the second year running.
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Council confirms discussions to introduce bus route to Grange Hospital, but how else can you get there?
A direct public transport link is a possibility for the future. In the meantime, a community project is being launched to run a minibus service from the Caerphilly town area.
Road could be closed until the New Year
A stretch of road between Deri and Bargoed could be closed until the New Year while drainage works are carried out, the council has warned.
Extended opening hours approved for new micro-brewery
A micro-brewery which is set to open next month has had its licensing hours extended, despite residents’ concerns.
Shop owner’s £100,000 fraud selling counterfeit tobacco and cigarettes
A shop owner has been handed a suspended sentence for selling counterfeit cigarettes and tobacco from his businesses in Pontypool and Caerphilly town.
How Age Cymru’s friendship scheme helped revive a woman’s Welsh language skills
The remarkable story of how Age Cymru’s friendship scheme rekindled the Welsh language in an 83-year-old Valleys woman.
Recycling rates for Caerphilly County Borough Council fall again
Caerphilly saw a further decline, with its rate falling from 62.5% to 61.9% – the second year in a row that it has missed the national target.
Residents asked for their views on potential 153-home development
Plans to build 153 homes on the site of the former Windsor Colliery in Abertridwr have been unveiled.
Delays expected as pipeline upgrades set to get underway
Work is set to get underway in Pengam on November 29.
Dangerous Dog Act – can more be done to protect people?
The 1991 Dangerous Dog Act is a set of laws that limits the public to what breed of dog they can and can’t own, as well as outlining their responsibilities as owners.