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Tag: caerphilly county borough council

Construction begins on ‘flagship’ housing scheme for over-55s

Thursday, May 16, 2024Thursday, May 16, 2024

The development, on the site of the former Ty Darran care home in Risca, will include 45 one-bedroom flats.

Praise for record-breaking attendances at council-run events

Wednesday, May 15, 2024Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Events across Caerphilly County Borough over the past year have brought in more than a quarter of a million attendees, according to council figures.

Course record broken again at Caerphilly 10k

Sunday, May 12, 2024Sunday, May 12, 2024

Dewi Griffiths broke his own course record as the Caerphilly 10k returned for 2024, with Pontllanfraith’s Lauren Cooper winning the women’s race.

Primary school crossing patrol to return after hundreds sign petition

Friday, May 10, 2024Friday, May 10, 2024

Blackwood Primary School is set to finally have a lollipop person again after a petition to bring back the service was signed by more than 450 people.

‘Honour and privilege’ for new mayor to serve county borough

Friday, May 10, 2024Friday, May 10, 2024

Crosskeys councillor Julian Simmonds has been chosen as Caerphilly County Borough’s new mayor.

Critics say new presiding member role is unnecessary and ‘more snouts in the trough’

Friday, May 10, 2024Saturday, May 11, 2024

Councillors in Caerphilly are at odds over creating a new role of presiding member to chair meetings, earning nearly £28,000 a year.

Council cracks down on ‘nuisance’ property after complaints of noise and ‘fighting’

Thursday, May 9, 2024Thursday, May 9, 2024

Problems included “unacceptable noise” at “unsociable hours” and for extended periods, and “fighting inside the property”.

Pupils sent home because they didn’t have school-branded shorts

Thursday, May 9, 2024Thursday, May 9, 2024

Pupils were turned away from Caerphilly’s St Martin’s School this morning – because they weren’t wearing officially-branded shorts.

Aldi submits plans to demolish Co-operative Food store and build new supermarket

Wednesday, May 8, 2024Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Aldi has submitted formal plans to build a new supermarket on the site of the Co-operative Food store in Nelson.

Hundreds of council homes empty while ‘families are in desperate need of housing’

Wednesday, May 8, 2024Wednesday, May 8, 2024

One councillor said he is “shocked” after learning 324 Caerphilly Council homes are empty “when the need for social housing is so great”.

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