A twinning partnership that has linked Caerphilly and Brittany for more than three decades will continue next summer, with Breton visitors being welcomed to the borough once again.
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Frustration over railway footbridge replacement delays five-and-a-half years on
A railway footbridge damaged five-and-a-half years ago is yet to be replaced, despite promises.
Councillors bid farewell to ‘Mr Caerphilly’ after his election to Senedd
Members of Caerphilly County Borough Council have bid a fond farewell to Lindsay Whittle, who has joined the Senedd after 49 years in local government.
‘Frustration’ over lack of detail on £20m regeneration funding
The UK Government announced in September the borough would receive that sum in Pride in Place Fund cash over a ten-year period.
Staff sickness levels on rise within council’s ‘fatigued’ workforce
Caerphilly Council has been urged to address staff sickness absence, after a new report showed it was on the rise.
Plaid Cymru elects its first female council group leader
Aber Valley councillor Charlotte Bishop is the new leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Plaid Cymru group.
Long-serving councillor honoured at Plaid Cymru party conference
Llanbradach’s Colin Mann, who first became a councillor in 1977, was presented with a special contribution award at the Plaid Cymru party conference.
Community centre wall repair delays ‘just not acceptable’
For the past seven months users of Pwllypant Village Hall and motorists along the A468/9 Caerphilly bypass have grown used to the sight of fallen bricks since the wall partially collapsed during December’s Storm Darragh.
War of words over council spending amid claim of ’empire-building’
Opposition figures in Caerphilly have questioned the county borough council’s spending on top officer salaries, accusing the local authority of “empire building”.
Memorial bench a ‘place for reflection’ after new pieces unveiled
A year after unveiling a D-Day memorial bench in Llanbradach, the same blacksmith has added extra pieces to commemorate VE Day.