Llanbradach’s Colin Mann, who first became a councillor in 1977, was presented with a special contribution award at the Plaid Cymru party conference.
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Labour’s Caerphilly by-election candidate to face voters at community events
Welsh Labour’s Senedd by-election candidate for Caerphilly, Richard Tunnicliffe, will host a series of “community listening events” across the constituency, beginning this weekend.
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.
Could a potential judicial review stop the council from closing ten libraries?
The decision to close ten libraries by the council may end up being challenged in court, Caerphilly Observer understands.
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.
Woman in hospital after five-car crash on bypass
Gwent Police said the woman’s injuries are “not thought to be life-changing or life-threatening”.
Community calls on council to ‘bring on the wall’ after Storm Darragh collapse
Children’s safety is being put at risk because of council inaction to replace a fallen wall at a well-used community hall, it has been claimed.
Cannabis and mobile phone seized in police drug raid
A “large quantity” of cannabis and a mobile phone were seized by police following a drug raid in Llanbradach this week.
Questions asked over Tfw pledge to fix railway footbridge, five years after it was damaged
The Tynygraig footbridge, in Llanbradach, was struck by a skip lorry in 2020 – and is yet to be replaced, despite a pledge to do so by the end of 2024.
‘Drab’ and ‘run-down’ school playground brought back to life thanks to volunteers
Thanks to volunteer efforts, the “drab” and “rundown” infant playground at Coed y Brain has been given a makeover – with colourful outdoor learning areas, refurbished Wendy houses and more brightening up the yard.