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Tag: Llanbradach

More than 120 residents march to Bluebell Woods in protest against its destruction

Monday, August 22, 2022Monday, August 22, 2022

The field, which has been enjoyed by residents for generations, was dug up by contractors at the end of July to make way for a five-pitch caravan site.

“It beggars belief that works of this magnitude can be carried out on an idyllic landscape without prior application or consultation”

Thursday, August 18, 2022Thursday, August 18, 2022

In his latest blog for Caerphilly Observer, South Wales East MS Peredur Owen Griffiths discusses the destruction of Bluebell Woods near Llanbradach.

Destruction of Bluebell Woods raises questions over planning and wildlife laws

Friday, August 12, 2022Friday, August 12, 2022

The destruction of Bluebell Woods in Llanbradach has rightly caused outrage in the community – but the saga reveals wider questions about the planning system and the laws surrounding the protection of the flower.

Bretons welcomed back as twinning arrangement returns following pandemic

Monday, August 8, 2022Monday, August 8, 2022

For the first time since 2018, an entourage from Brittany came to Caerphilly as part of the town’s twinning arrangement with Lannion.

“The law is an ass” when it comes to protecting Llanbradach’s Bluebell Woods

Thursday, August 4, 2022Thursday, August 4, 2022

Bluebell Woods was dug up over the weekend to make way for a caravan site – despite no planning permission being submitted.

500 hectares in five years: What is larch disease and why is it killing our woodlands?

Thursday, August 4, 2022Friday, March 8, 2024

A further 45 hectares set to be felled in Crosskeys and Llanbradach over the coming months due to larch disease.

Bluebell field dug up without planning permission to make way for caravan site

Wednesday, August 3, 2022Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Caerphilly County Borough Council has been investigating after contractors dug up a popular bluebell field near Llanbradach.

Investigation into bluebell field destruction underway

Monday, August 1, 2022Monday, August 1, 2022

Caerphilly County Borough Council has confirmed officers are investigating the destruction caused to a bluebell field near Llanbradach.

Three-storey block of flats given seal of approval

Thursday, July 14, 2022Thursday, July 14, 2022

Plans to build a three-storey block of flats next to Y Fron guesthouse in Pwllypant have been backed by councillors.

Human cannonball stunt goes wrong at American Circus – council investigating

Tuesday, July 5, 2022Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Instead of landing safely on a net, he crashed onto a metal rail along the perimeter of the circus ring.

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