caerphilly county borough council News Archives

Caerphilly gets ready for its first-ever Pride celebration

Pride Caerffili will be a day-long celebration to recognise LGBTQ+ people’s contribution to society.

According to a council report, a culture change towards attendance since lockdown could also be a reason for the decrease.

Residents of Pontllanfraith and the surrounding areas want to know when their local leisure centre will reopen.

A ‘community fridge’ stocked with goods such as milk, fresh fruit, vegetables and even baby food is now available for residents free of charge.

Caerphilly Council is proposing to bring two schools in Rhymney under one roof, at a cost of £17.6 million.

A wind band performance and ukelele and recorder workshops will take place in Risca, Caerphilly and Bargoed libraries.

The £4.6m market development, which is set to open this autumn, originally only had temporary planning permission for five years.

Shoezone on Blackwood high street is to be changed into a Rhymney Brewery shop and bar.

The centre aims to provide “high quality learning opportunities” for children aged between 11 and 16.

MS Julie Morgan, Deputy Minister for Social Services, announced that the programme reached 3,178 children in its first phase.