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Tag: caerphilly county borough council

Demand for temporary accommodation outstripping supply of one-bed homes

Friday, February 13, 2026Friday, February 13, 2026

The supply of one-bedroom accommodation is far outstripped by the numbers of single people in need of homes.

New homes decision on hold amid affordable housing talks

Friday, February 13, 2026Friday, February 13, 2026

Plans for 40 new homes in Aberbargoed are on hold temporarily while council planners iron out details of affordable housing.

Boxer Price set for hometown return to meet fans ahead of upcoming fight

Friday, February 13, 2026

Boxer Lauren Price MBE will be meeting fans in her Ystrad Mynach as she prepares for her homecoming fight on Welsh soil this spring.

Disabled couple angry at council after parking concerns ‘overlooked’

Friday, February 13, 2026Friday, February 13, 2026

Malcolm and Cheryl Waters, from Trethomas, used to be able to park their car just a few steps away from their front door on Llanfabon Drive.

Plans for 33 new homes and a shop get the green light

Thursday, February 12, 2026Thursday, February 12, 2026

The new homes will be built in three blocks on land at Winding Wheel Lane, and will each have their own parking space.

Hopes new business park units will provide more flexibility

Thursday, February 12, 2026

A business park in Nelson can be expanded to include 28 small and “flexible” units, councillors have decided.

Council CCTV staff facing reduced hours in cost-cutting plan

Wednesday, February 11, 2026Wednesday, February 11, 2026

A cost-cutting plan for Caerphilly Council’s CCTV service focuses on reducing staff hours, the local authority has confirmed.

Backing for £2m project to make borough ‘cleaner and greener’

Wednesday, February 11, 2026Wednesday, February 11, 2026

The council is proposing a 50% increase in the project’s budget over the next two years, as part of the new budget proposals.

‘In order to attract bigger employers and events to the county borough, we need a welcoming environment’

Tuesday, February 10, 2026Tuesday, February 10, 2026

In this piece for Caerphilly Observer, council leader Jamie Pritchard talks about the local authority’s plans to clean up the borough’s streets and communities.

Plan to turn former Bargoed pub into flats and new takeaway turned down

Monday, February 9, 2026Monday, February 9, 2026

Council planners have turned down proposals for a new takeaway and seven flats at a former pub in Bargoed.

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