A former stables set in the grounds of an old rectory is to open as a nursery in the New Year after help from Caerphilly Council.Bunny Meadow Day Nursery is based in…
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Caerphilly AM Cuthbert urges Gelligaer compost site suspension
Caerphilly Labour AM Jeff Cuthbert has urged the Environment Agency to use its powers to suspend operations at Bryn Compost, near Gelligaer.Despite a petition by residents over the site’s “smell”, Environment Minister…
Environment Agency Wales steps-up investigation into Gelligaer compost site
Environment Agency Wales are continuing to investigate the Bryn Compost site in Gelligaer after nearby residents complained of a stench coming from it.Earlier this month residents of Gelligaer, Nelson and Penybryn delivered…
Take a ramble with the Romans
A new programme of walks has been developed which promises to offer ramblers and history buffs the chance to take in the stunning countryside around Gelligaer while learning about the area’s rich…
Gelligaer boy, 16, and Risca boy, 16, latest to get ASBOs
A 16-year-old Gelligaer boy and a 16-year-old Risca boy are the latest to be handed Antisocial Behaviour Orders because of their bad behaviour.Christopher Cook, of Church Road, Gelligaer, was given a two-year…
Residents demand action over stinking Gelligaer compost site
Residents of Gelligaer, Nelson and Penybryn have delivered a petition to the Welsh Assembly demanding that a composting site be shut down because of the stench it causes.The residents are concerned that…
New Gelligaer guidebook to be published in November
A new guidebook on the Gelligaer Roman Fort is due to be published in November.Gelligaer and Penybryn Communities First, Gelligaer Historical Society, Gelligaer Community Council and Caerphilly County Borough Council, have been…
Caerphilly AM Jeff Cuthbert concern over compost site
Residents living near a compost site have said their lives are being made a misery because of the awful smell coming from it.Jeff Cuthbert, Assembly Member for Caerphilly, has asked for an…
Police seize off-road bikes in Gelligaer, Brithdir and Rhymney
Police in Bargoed and Rhymney seized five off-road bikes during a recent one-day operation.Officers teamed up with rangers from Caerphilly County Borough Council to target Gelligaer, Brithdir and Rhymney commons.They seized three…
Caerphilly young offenders work on Gelligaer community garden
Young offenders put something back into their community when they helped to create a new a community garden at the Neuadd St Cattwg Community Hall in Gelligaer.The youngsters, from the local Intensive…