More than 1,000 people lined the streets of Nelson and surrounding villages to see the brightly dressed tractors, all in memory of late farmer and “everyone’s friend”, Lorraine Howells.
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Tractor run across the borough planned in memory of late farmer
Gelligaer Young Farmers Club are preparing for their first tractor run this weekend in memory of a “passionate farmer and friend”.
Caerphilly County Borough Council public notices
Planning notice for Nelson and Caerphilly.
New ‘energy efficient’ bungalows built on former ambulance station site
Residents have moved into five new ‘energy efficient’ bungalows, which have been built on the site of the former ambulance station in Nelson.
Wind farm decision delayed over peat conservation policies
Each turbine could have a maximum blade tip height of 200 metres, and the wind farm could provide 92.4MW of electricity – enough energy to power the equivalent of 81,000 homes a year.
Llancaiach Fawr supporters organise meeting to draw up rescue plan
With 34 jobs on the line, the council must “do everything possible” to keep Llancaiach Fawr open, said Unison’s branch secretary for Caerphilly.
Angry scenes as council confirms Llancaiach Fawr will be ‘mothballed’
At a cabinet meeting on Wednesday September 25, senior councillors backed their original proposal to mothball the site, sparking angry scenes in the public gallery.
Mothballing Llancaiach Fawr ‘tantamount to cultural vandalism’
Supporters of the venue launched an impassioned resistance at a meeting on Tuesday September 24 against the council’s cost-cutting proposals.
Council forces group to remove sign supporting at-risk heritage site
As Llancaiach Fawr faces potential closure, things have heated-up locally after an arts society was forced to remove a sign pleading the council to keep the 17th century manor open.
Pressure builds on council to save ‘cornerstones for community’ from the axe
Llancaiach Fawr and Blackwood Miners’ Institute “must be saved” or should be taken out of Caerphilly County Borough Council’s hands, according to critics.