10+ hour, 51+ min ago  (138+ words) A bakery firm has won planning permission to open a new store in Risca, where it plans to sell a wide range of sweet treats. Caerphilly County Borough Council planning officers have approved Nos Da Bakery's bid to convert a…...

12+ hour, 11+ min ago  (209+ words) Are food prices, pollution, or climate change keeping you up at night? Do you want to turn your concerns into action and make a real difference in your community?" Join a growing community of people pursuing meaningful careers and meeting…...

11+ hour, 54+ min ago  (1206+ words) Local government funding, protection for renters, and asylum seekers were all discussed as Wales" housing minister took questions from Senedd colleagues on Wednesday June 17. Si'n Gwenllian, whose ministerial role includes local government, housing and planning, took her first question from…...

9+ hour, 51+ min ago  (455+ words) Caerphilly Council has set out plans for its new waste depot, which it hopes holds the key to improving the county borough's low recycling rates. The local authority is borrowing "24 million to redevelop a site at Duffryn Business Park, in…...

9+ hour, 33+ min ago  (122+ words) Blackwood: Plans for new nail salon on town's high street Caerphilly Observer Support quality, independent, local journalism'that matters A new nail salon could open in Blackwood town centre, according to plans submitted to Caerphilly County Borough Council. Interior building work…...

11+ hour, 21+ min ago  (395+ words) Discussions are ongoing over the future of Newport's Westgate Hotel, an important landmark in the history of the Chartist movement and the struggle for democracy. The hotel was at the centre of the 1839 Newport Rising, when soldiers clashed with Chartist…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (516+ words) New wireless cameras will give enforcement officers another tool to catch fly-tippers across Caerphilly. National figures show 3, 590 incidents of illegal waste dumping were recorded across the county borough last year. At a meeting of Caerphilly Council's environment committee, on Tuesday…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (617+ words) The new Senedd committees have been decided, meaning detailed scrutiny of the Welsh Government's decisions can begin. The titles, remits, and which party will chair each of the new committees have now been approved by Senedd Members " but which members…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (184+ words) The swimming pool at Newbridge Leisure Centre will be closed for a month while improvement works are carried out. The closure will allow engineers to address ongoing issues with the pool's heating system, while a number of planned maintenance and…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (976+ words) Rhun ap Iorwerth fielded questions on housing shortages, the Armed Forces, and the Nation of Sanctuary as he returned for his third First Minister's Questions today. The First Minister defended his new government's work so far as he faced Senedd…...