United Welsh Archives

Work begins on 16 flats on site of former church

Work to build 16 energy-efficient flats has begun in Crosskeys on the site of the former St Catherine’s Church.

More than half of the development will be classed as affordable housing if the project, by United Welsh housing association, goes ahead.

Residents have moved into five new ‘energy efficient’ bungalows, which have been built on the site of the former ambulance station in Nelson.

The new Ton y Felin development in Croespenmaen, near Crumlin, has been built by housing association Pobl.

A housing developer has vowed to build homes with “high levels of energy efficiency” on an old industrial site in Abertridwr.

The Ty yn y Pwll pub in Trethomas, known locally as the ‘Pyke’, was demolished in 2021.

The Working Wardrobe gives people from all over Caerphilly County Borough the chance to access work clothes for free.

Council leader Sean Morgan said residents on Bryn Carno had been “blighted” by water damage to the walls of their homes.

Emergency homeless accommodation in Tredomen, which was built during the pandemic, will remain for another five years.

Homes in Rhymney have experienced water damage following a “failed” Welsh Government energy saving scheme.