A developer has proposed the transformation of part of a car park in Blackwood into affordable housing.
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Primary school bans fireworks following “unfortunate incident”
Derwendeg Primary School has made the decision to cancel all future fireworks displays after explosions left onlookers running for cover.
How will rubbish and recycling collections be affected over Christmas?
Many residents will have new collection days over the next two weeks, before normal collection rounds resume in the week beginning Monday January 8.
Council appeal raises more than £13,000 for food banks
More than £13,000 has been raised for local food banks through a Caerphilly County Borough Council appeal.
Calls for ‘full and frank debate’ on changing council election voting system
Blackwood councillor Kevin Etheridge has proposed abolishing the traditional voting system for local government elections.
Warning sounded over underage vaping after several children become unwell
The director for public health in Gwent has written to schools after several children became “unwell and collapsed” after vaping.
‘Disappointing’ local government settlement is one of lowest rises in Wales
Caerphilly will receive one of the lowest increases in council funding from the Welsh Government next year.
“A bit of vitality”: Plan to tackle empty spaces in Bargoed town centre
A new ‘Meanwhile Space’ will be coming to the town centre – which is the temporary use of a vacant unit, similar to a pop-up.
Council admits the amount of money left over from £31,000 cancelled fair is ‘unknown’
Bargoed’s Winter Fair was due to take place on December 9 but was cancelled two days before due to bad weather conditions.
Hospital plans ‘breathing new life’ into old morgue building
An old hospital morgue could be turned into office space for employees as part of new plans to improve “staff welfare facilities”.