Caerphilly Observer
Member Sign in Manage Membership
Become a Member - no ads
Menu
  • News
    • Senedd
    • Business
    • Newport
    • Opinion
  • Sport
    • Rugby union
    • Football
  • Membership & Subscriptions
  • Notices
  • Obituaries
  • About
    • Advertise
  • Sponsored Content
Menu

Category: Opinion

Nelson is not being renamed, but you don’t need this article to tell you that

Monday, October 11, 2021Wednesday, October 18, 2023

The village of Nelson made national headlines over the weekend after it was reported by the Telegraph that its name has been placed on a council list of “problematic” place names with links to the slave trade.

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS talks day care centre provision

Wednesday, September 29, 2021Tuesday, September 28, 2021

South Wales East MS Peredur Owen Griffiths discusses day care centre provision in his latest blog for Caerphilly Observer.

Hefin David MS talks Senedd return and Covid situation

Wednesday, September 15, 2021Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Caerphilly Senedd Member Hefin David discusses the new Senedd term and the current coronavirus situation.

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS: “Protect this special area from development”

Tuesday, August 24, 2021Tuesday, August 24, 2021

In his latest blog for Caerphilly Observer, South Wales East MS Peredur Owen Griffiths discusses Gwern y Domen and the new Local Development Plan.

Dawn Bowden MS: “I hope you are enjoying the opportunity to be out and about this summer”

Friday, August 20, 2021Friday, August 20, 2021

In her latest blog for Caerphilly Observer, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney MS Dawn Bowden discusses the school holidays, transport to health services and more.

Gerald Jones MP: “One of the common issues raised with me is speeding vehicles”

Friday, August 13, 2021Thursday, August 12, 2021

In his latest blog for Caerphilly Observer, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney MP Gerald Jones discusses speeding, animal trespassing and more.

Hefin David MS: “Fewer people are being admitted to hospital and there have been significantly fewer deaths”

Thursday, August 5, 2021Wednesday, October 18, 2023

In his latest blog for Caerphilly Observer, Caerphilly Senedd Member Hefin David talks about the vaccine rollout, easing of restrictions and heatwaves.

Peredur Owen Griffiths MS: “Without a healthy local media, democracy simply does not work”

Wednesday, July 21, 2021Wednesday, July 21, 2021

In his first blog for Caerphilly Observer, recently-elected South Wales East MS Peredur Owen Griffiths discusses local journalism, his background and his new role in the Senedd.

Dawn Bowden MS: “It was a great pleasure to see our young people back active again”

Tuesday, July 6, 2021Wednesday, October 18, 2023

In her latest blog for Caerphilly Observer, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney MS Dawn Bowden discusses community rugby, street surgeries, common land and more.

Hefin David MS: “GPs are keen to start seeing more people face-to-face”

Monday, July 5, 2021Monday, July 5, 2021

In his latest blog for Caerphilly Observer, Caerphilly MS Hefin David discusses GP services, housing developments, transport and more.

  • Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • …
  • 61
  • Next

Latest News

  • Baby Neil the emu
    Baby Neil the emu draws national spotlight in matchmaking missionFriday, November 21, 2025
  • Cllr Jamie Pritchard, Labour councillor for the Morgan Jones ward
    Council leader to take on residents’ questions in new video seriesFriday, November 21, 2025
  • Ex-Reform leader in Wales jailed for ten-and-a-half years over pro-Russia bribesFriday, November 21, 2025
  • Newbridge Memo
    Newbridge memo gets £200k funding to preserve its heritage for future generationsFriday, November 21, 2025
  • Carl Thomson, UK public policy manager for Airbnb
    Airbnb holds ‘major reservations’ over Welsh tourism billFriday, November 21, 2025
  • An artist’s impression of what the new McDonald’s could look like
    ‘It will be horrendous’: Why villagers are uniting to stop a new McDonald’sThursday, November 20, 2025

Find out how the communities of Caerphilly County Borough get their names

Caerphilly

Legal & Public Notices

  • Caerphilly County Borough Council public noticesThursday, November 13, 2025
  • Caerphilly County Borough Council public noticesThursday, October 30, 2025
  • Notice of application for a premises licence: Ffos CaerffiliThursday, October 23, 2025
  • Notice of application for a variation of a premises licence: Pontygwindy Industrial EstateWednesday, October 22, 2025
© 2009-2024 Caerphilly Media Ltd, Caerphilly Miners Centre for the Community Watford Road Caerphilly, CF83 1BJ. Incorporated in Wales No. 07604006.