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Tag: Llanbradach

Pedestrian, 37, killed on A469 after being hit by car

Tuesday, December 27, 2022Tuesday, December 27, 2022

A 37-year-old man has been killed after he was hit by a car on Boxing Day on the A469 between Llanbradach and Ystrad Mynach.

More than a dozen wind turbines could be built as residents are asked for their say

Tuesday, November 29, 2022Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Residents are being asked for their opinion on a proposed wind farm, which could see around 14 200-metre high turbines but surrounding the Aber Valley.

Historic bowling club looking to the future after securing double league promotion

Thursday, November 10, 2022Thursday, November 10, 2022

One of Wales’ oldest bowls clubs is celebrating a double promotion as the game continues to grow in Caerphilly County Borough.

“Who should own your community? It’s a question that sounds simple, but the answer is really quite complicated”

Thursday, October 20, 2022Thursday, October 20, 2022

South Wales East Senedd Member Delyth Jewell talks about the destruction of Bluebell Woods and how it could have been avoided in her latest blog.

Library temporarily closed after arson attack

Tuesday, September 27, 2022Tuesday, October 25, 2022

The roof of Llanbradach Library was deliberately attacked by arsonists over the weekend.

Bluebell Woods: Senedd Members ask what more can be done to protect “treasured community assets”

Thursday, September 22, 2022Thursday, September 22, 2022

Senedd Members Hefin David and Delyth Jewell have asked Welsh Government ministers what more can be done to protect areas like Llanbradach’s Bluebell Woods.

Nursery children receive letter from Queen Elizabeth II a day before her passing

Tuesday, September 20, 2022Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Back in May, nursery children in Llanbradach wrote to Queen Elizabeth II to congratulate her ahead of the platinum jubilee. But the day after the children received the letter, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch died.

Caravan site on Bluebell Woods will not go ahead as land to be restored, council cabinet member announces

Friday, August 26, 2022Friday, August 26, 2022

The landowner at Bluebell Woods, near Llanbradach, has backed out of plans to create a five-pitch caravan site on the land, a council cabinet member has announced.

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.

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