Caerphilly Council housing transfer vote to begin Saturday
Council tenants are to begin voting on the transfer of their homes to a new housing association this weekend. The ballot to transfer Caerphilly County Borough Council’s housing stock will begin on Saturday and last until February 17. |
Caerphilly Council gives final approval for new Welsh school at St Ilan
 | Caerphilly County Borough Council has approved plans to build a new Welsh medium school on the site of St Ilan Comprehensive in Caerphilly town. |
Caerphilly MP Wayne David’s “concern” over Peacocks
Caerphilly’s Labour MP Wayne David and its AM Jeff Cuthbert have expressed “grave concern” that clothing chain Peacocks is threatened with administration. |
Caerphilly Council’s school catering service reaches Welsh Government standard
 | Caerphilly County Borough Council has become one of the first authorities to meet the Welsh Government’s Appetite for Life Standards. |
Have your say on how shop fronts should look
Caerphilly County Borough Council is seeking residents’ views on how shop fronts should look. The council was the first local authority in Wales to adopt its Local Development Plan (LDP) – a blueprint for development planning until 2021. |
Thousands flock to new libraries in Bargoed and Risca
Residents have been flocking in their thousands to brand new libraries in Bargoed and Risca, according to Caerphilly County Borough Council. |
Penyrheol man in bid to raise £2,000 for Velindre Hospital
A husband is aiming to raise £2,000 for Velindre Hospital as his wife battles cancer for the second time. Rowena Pike, 48, from Penyrheol, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007. |
Peacocks and Past Times go into administration
Peacocks chief executive expected to lodge rescue offer for stricken fashion chain, while Past Times is closing 46 stores with the loss of 574 jobs |
Corn snake found in Abertridwr bathroom
 | A TV biologist was called out to an Abertridwr home to capture an escaped snake. Dr Rhys Jones, a licensed wildlife handler and an animal behaviourist, visited the house to try and find an escaped 3ft long corn snake. |
Wayne David speaks out against changes to voter registration
Caerphilly’s Labour MP Wayne David has spoken out against plans by the UK Government to change the way people register to vote. |
Caerphilly Council leader criticises Parliamentary boundary changes
The leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council has criticised proposed changes to Parliamentary boundaries in the area. Councillor Allan Pritchard, who is also Plaid Cymru’s party chairman in Islwyn, said: “Once again these London-based parties are riding roughshod over the valleys of South Wales. |
Coleg Gwent students scoop co-op prize
Independent Living Skills (ILS) students at Coleg Gwent’s Crosskeys campus have won a four week supply of fresh fruit as part of a food co-op competition. |