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Makeover proposed for old substation in beauty salon plans

Thursday, August 7, 2025

A former substation could be transformed into a beauty salon, under new plans submitted to Caerphilly County Borough Council.

‘Unneighbourly’ garden terrace approved despite privacy concerns

Thursday, August 7, 2025

Homeowners in Rogerstone have won a hotly contested bid to keep their remodelled back garden, after a council planner branded the work “unneighbourly”.

Tour de Gwent: Charity cycle ride is back this September

Thursday, August 7, 2025Thursday, August 7, 2025

The annual Tour de Gwent cycle ride is back on September 14, raising money for St David’s Hospice Care.

New apartments in Cardiff’s tallest building nearly completed

Thursday, August 7, 2025Thursday, August 7, 2025

The development of apartments at Guildford Crescent has been one of Cardiff’s more controversial planning sagas.

Buildings that will change Cardiff’s skyline nearing completion

Thursday, August 7, 2025Thursday, August 7, 2025

Construction work on the apartment blocks, located where the old Brains brewery site used to be, started more than two years ago.

Family wins bid for home extension despite neighbour’s ‘boxed in’ concerns

Wednesday, August 6, 2025Wednesday, August 6, 2025

A family’s proposal to extend their home has won planning permission despite neighbour concerns.

Minimum alcohol pricing could rise as Welsh Government ponders 15p increase

Wednesday, August 6, 2025Wednesday, August 6, 2025

The Welsh Government is consulting on whether to maintain the current minimum alcohol unit pricing of 50p, or increase it to 65p.

Tour of Britain to return to Caerphilly County Borough

Wednesday, August 6, 2025Friday, August 8, 2025

The Tour of Britain returns next month – with world-renowned cyclists set to race through Caerphilly County Borough in the event’s final stage.

Demolition plan set out for ’empty and unused’ office near Caerphilly Castle

Tuesday, August 5, 2025Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Demolition work could be approved for a disused office building in Caerphilly.

Number of people receiving skin cancer treatment up 79% since 2019

Tuesday, August 5, 2025Tuesday, August 5, 2025

There has been a 79% increase in the number of people receiving skin cancer treatment in Gwent since 2019, the area’s health board has revealed.

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