Work is underway to prepare land at Virginia Park, Caerphilly for development – just months after a developer withdrew its plans to build 350 homes on the site.
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One-year anniversary of first coronavirus lockdown marked
Blackwood Miners’ Institute, Caerphilly Visitors’ Centre, Caerphilly Castle and Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr will be among the buildings being lit up across Wales on Tuesday evening.
Six men appear in court after series of drug raids
Alexander Booth, 35, of Pen y Bryn, Penyrheol, was among the six men to appear at Newport Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, March 20.
Mother fundraising in memory of 11-month-old son, who died after having a brain tumour
Zara Vivian-Price, from Blackwood, has spoken about losing her son, Oliver, to a brain tumour at 11-months-old as part of Brain Tumour Awareness Month.
More than half of adults in Wales have now had a coronavirus vaccine
More than 1.2m people have had a first coronavirus vaccine dose in Wales, while nearly 350,000 have had a second dose.
Council ordered to provide details on housing office closure
The council has been ordered to provide details about the closure of a housing office in Blackwood after failing to respond to a Freedom of Information request.
Tesco plants 1,200 trees at its Caerphilly Crossways site
Tesco has planted 1,200 trees at its Caerphilly Crossways store as part of a national environmental and conservation scheme.The supermarket giant, famed for its “Every Little Helps” tagline, is aiming to plant…
Covid survivor thanks hospital staff for saving his life
Scott Howell, 49, said he would be “eternally grateful” to Dr Nick Mason and intensive care nurses Shannon Williams and Charlotte Tottle and other staff.
Wales’ lockdown could be downgraded to Alert Level 3 – but what does this mean?
The Welsh Government has published its updated Coronavirus Control Plan – which sets out a series of measures to ease lockdown in Wales.
Pandemic has brought “major change” for homelessness support service
Andrew Clarke, head of Caerphilly County Borough-based Cornerstone Support Services, has spoken about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on homelessness support.