Leaders from Caerphilly County Borough Council will meet with heritage body Cadw this week to discuss free entry to Caerphilly Castle for a special two-day Christmas event.The Caerphilly Medieval Christmas Fayre takes…
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Ron Davies “favourite” to win Caerphilly for Plaid Cymru in 2011
Former Welsh Secretary Ron Davies has been named the favourite to become Caerphilly’s next Assembly Member in 2011.Councillor Davies, who is a cabinet member on Caerphilly County Borough Council, is standing in…
Regeneration plans for Newbridge moving forward
Development plans for a new-look Newbridge town centre have been discussed by councillors.Yesterday, cabinet members at Caerphilly County Borough Council discussed a report called the ‘Newbridge Town Centre Action Plan 2010’. The…
Plaid’s Jill Evans MEP to discuss Caerphilly tourism
Member of European Parliament for Wales Jill Evans will visit Caerphilly County Borough tomorrow in an effort to help boost tourism.With more than 80% of Caerphilly County Borough classed as countryside the…
Caerphilly town railway footbridge saved from closure
A court hearing over the proposed closure of a footbridge at Caerphilly Railway Station, used daily by hundreds of people, including many children, has been called off.At an extra-ordinary meeting of the…
Progress on wind turbine plans for Oakdale Business Park
Planning permission has been granted for a temporary mast at Oakdale Business Park which will discover if the site is suitable for two wind turbines.Caerphilly County Borough Council announced in July that…
Have your say on regeneration of Caerphilly town centre
Councillor Ron Davies, cabinet member for regeneration, has met traders in Caerphilly town centre to discuss the area’s redevelopment.Cllr Davies spoke at a meeting of the Caerphilly Independent Retailers Partnership and provided…
Help for retail businesses in Caerphilly County Borough
Independent retail businesses located in the Heads of the Valleys area of Caerphilly County Borough can benefit from financial support to set-up or expand.The grant supports capital investment by new and existing…
30 bags of rubbish collected in Caerphilly clean-up
A sponsored clean-up at Mornington Meadows and along Porset Brook in Caerphilly brought in more than 30 bags of rubbish.Councillor Ron Davies, Caerphilly Council’s cabinet member for regeneration and countryside took part…
Ron Davies hits back at Jeff Cuthbert over free Christmas parking
Councillor Ron Davies has hit back at Caerphilly AM Jeff Cuthbert for questioning the council’s plan to give free parking to shoppers over the Christmas period.Caerphilly County Borough Council’s cabinet has agreed…