CAERPHILLY residents will pay an extra 6.9% in council tax from April, after councillors clashed over the county borough’s final budget proposals.
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DOUBLE-YELLOW lines will be extended in a Caerleon neighbourhood despite some residents saying the restrictions will make their streets unsafe.
FORMER world champion darts player Gerwyn Price has won planning permission to open a new fish and chip shop in his home village.
A COVID-ERA one-way road system behind Newport railway station will become permanent.
THE LEADER of Newport Council has disputed claims the city’s council tax rise should be lower than the proposed 8.5%.
CAERPHILLY Council will have to spend nearly £3 million on “long-term” defences to protect eroding river banks in Ystrad Mynach.
THE HEALTH board for Gwent has said it is “making improvements despite increasing demands”, after figures showed it had missed several performance...
A PLAID CYMRU councillor who joked about shooting English people on social media has been told off. Jon Scriven, a council member for Penyrheol in...
A CAERPHILLY councillor was left “disappointed” after colleagues shot down his plan to reform the way people vote in local elections.
TWO pigs named Cagney and Lacey are playing a key role in the development of a new eco-friendly home in Caerphilly County Borough.

