A new ten-year Dementia Strategy was published earlier this month, following on from Wales' first Dementia Action Plan, which ...

Three new homes could be built on a corner plot of land in Brynawel, new plans show. The terraced houses and off-street parking area is proposed for land between Duffryn Road and Llanarth Street, ...

From just £1 a month you can help fund our work – and use our website without adverts. Become a member today Unit 13, Penmaen Industrial Estate, Pontllanfraith, pictured in June 2025 An air rifle ...

Wize Productions Touring Pantomimes are bringing their production of ‘Beauty and the Beast – The Pantomime’ to the Hall this December for some festive family fun. For an afternoon treat for all the ...

A family’s plan to convert a former GP surgery into a new home has been refused by Caerphilly County Borough Council planning officers. The proposal for Deri Medical Centre, on Riverside Walk, was ...

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Councillors in Caerphilly have been told to expect 600 job losses at the local authority, with no guarantee compulsory layoffs will be avoided. A senior officer reiterated previous warnings the county ...

The Office for National Statistics is “vital” to jobs and prospects in Newport, the city council’s leader has stressed during a UK Government minister’s visit. Cllr Dimitri Batrouni welcomed Cabinet ...

From just £1 a month you can help fund our work – and use our website without adverts. Become a member today Legal changes have caused a “significant rise in case volume” at Gwent Coroner’s Service, ...

Gwent’s NHS board expects to finish the year £19 million in the red – and must deliver a financial recovery plan to the Welsh Government within days. Board members have also agreed its chief executive ...

Steve Aicheler is a community councillor for Machen. He stood for the Liberal Democrats in the 2025 Caerphilly Senedd by-election. If you’ve spent any time on the A472 lately, you’ll know it doesn’t ...

From just £1 a month you can help fund our work – and use our website without adverts. Become a member today Tredegar Street, Risca Community councils across Caerphilly should have more time to make ...