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Senior councillors approve banning dogs from sports pitches

Thursday, November 11, 2021Thursday, November 11, 2021

Dogs will be banned from marked sports pitches in Caerphilly County Borough after the council’s cabinet backed the proposal.

Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day services to be held across borough

Thursday, November 11, 2021Thursday, November 11, 2021

There will be services, parades and the laying of wreaths across Caerphilly County Borough on November 14 to mark Remembrance Sunday.

Council cabinet agrees to extend Public Spaces Protection Order

Thursday, November 11, 2021Thursday, November 11, 2021

The cabinet has agreed to extend the council’s existing Public Spaces Protection Order and add new areas to the order.

Senior councillors back plans to tackle homelessness

Wednesday, November 10, 2021Wednesday, November 10, 2021

According to Caerphilly County Borough Council, there are 281 people currently in temporary accommodation due to homelessness.

Woman arrested after ten-year-old dies in dog attack

Wednesday, November 10, 2021Friday, November 12, 2021

A 28-year-old woman has been arrested following the dog attack which killed ten-year-old Jack Lis in Penyrheol on Monday.

£6.4m plans to boost number of Welsh speakers in borough

Wednesday, November 10, 2021Wednesday, November 10, 2021

The funding is going towards improving and expanding Welsh medium schools in the county borough.

Covid passes extended to cinemas, theatres and concert halls

Wednesday, November 10, 2021Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Senedd Members have backed plans to make Covid passes compulsory at cinemas, theatres and concert halls in Wales.

Application to turn Crosskeys property into HMO

Tuesday, November 9, 2021Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Plans to change a six-bedroom house in Crosskeys, to a seven-bed House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) have been submitted to Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Councillor in charge of housing steps down to focus on her family

Tuesday, November 9, 2021Tuesday, November 9, 2021

The Cabinet Member for Housing at Caerphilly County Borough Council has stepped down to focus on her family and ward residents.

Mother describes ten-year-old victim of dog attack as a “sweet” boy

Tuesday, November 9, 2021Wednesday, November 10, 2021

Ten-year-old Jack Lis died after a dog attack in Penyrheol, Caerphilly, on Monday, November 8.

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