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.
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Library temporarily closed after arson attack
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”
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
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
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
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”
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
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
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
Bluebell Woods was dug up over the weekend to make way for a caravan site – despite no planning permission being submitted.