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Full list of roadwork dates revealed as £5m resurfacing begins
A £5 million programme of road resurfacing works across Caerphilly County Borough has begun.
Spar deal shows council ‘intervening with action’ against high street decline
The purchase forms part of wider regeneration plans for Bargoed and Blackwood, which are both the subject of new town-centre regeneration plans.
Nearly 3,000 visitors at this year’s Bargoed Summer Music Festival
The event, which debuted in 2024, was held again on Saturday July 12, beating last year’s attendance figures.
Bargoed Summer Music Festival is back for its second year
The event, which debuted last summer, will see multiple performance areas set up in the town centre, with an array of different musicians performing on Saturday July 12.
HMO critics warn against ‘wrong kind of change’ in ‘tight-knit’ town
Local opposition to a proposed HMO in Bargoed has failed to prevent the scheme winning planning permission.
‘Incredible heritage’ of former Austin pedal cars factory remembered as memorial unveiled
Between 1949 and 1971, more than 32,000 Austin pedal cars were produced in Tir y Berth.
New regeneration plans will be ‘transformative’ for towns’ high streets
New regeneration plans for Bargoed and Blackwood have been broadly welcomed by councillors.
Council unveils regeneration plans to help two towns ‘recover’ and ‘thrive’
New investment and regeneration plans for Bargoed and Blackwood will help the towns “recover” from economic challenges and “ultimately thrive”.
Parking pressures not enough to stop HMO bid for ‘very narrow’ street
Plans for a HMO conversion in a “very narrow” Bargoed street have been approved amid warnings the neighbourhood is “already highly congested” with parked cars.