This was due to independent fostering agencies closing their doors to new children to avoid the spread of Covid-19.
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Plans to expand school backed by committee, despite playing field concerns
The proposal would provide additional facilities and an outdoor play space at Trinity Fields School and Resource Centre in Ystrad Mynach, to meet growing demand for places.
13 new coronavirus cases recorded in county borough
Public Health Wales has revealed 13 new coronavirus cases in Caerphilly County Borough in the latest daily figures.
Price’s winning streak ends after defeat to eventual champion
Gerwyn Price, from Markham, was knocked out of the German Darts Championship by eventual winner Devon Petersen.
Closure order imposed on house after persistent antisocial behaviour
A council house in Blackwood has had a closure order imposed on it by magistrates because of persistent antisocial behaviour in it.
74-year-old man taken to hospital after being punched in face
The attack happened on Commercial Street, Risca, on Friday evening (September 25).
Opposition councillors call on council to review street lights turn-off
Opposition parties are calling on Caerphilly County Borough Council to consider reviewing the decision to switch off thousands of street lights in the early hours of the morning.
Cheer Up Caerphilly – group hoping to raise spirits and lift the lockdown gloom
Children in the borough have been encouraged to draw smiley faces and put them up in their windows in an attempt to ‘Cheer Up Caerphilly’.
Woman reportedly sexually assaulted on footpath
The assault happened on the footpath between Commercial Street and the Tesco store in Risca on Wednesday evening.
12 new coronavirus cases recorded in county borough
The latest headline figure from Public Health Wales reveals 12 new coronavirus cases in Caerphilly County Borough.