TRADING standards officers seized goods worth £6.5 million in Newport last year, during crackdowns on illicit tobacco, vapes and counterfeit items.
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NEWPORT City Council is “borrowing heavily” to fund school improvements, its leader has said.
A FOOD WAREHOUSE supermarket could open in Caerphilly, creating 25 jobs.
PUBLIC services in Newport will be adapted to meet the needs of neurodivergent people, following a councillor’s appeals for “inclusion, compassion...
AS THE summer term draws to a close, the arrival of the six-week holiday signals contrasting futures for some schools across Caerphilly County...
A CWMFELINFACH property could be repurposed as a children’s home, new plans show.
CAMPAIGNERS against library closures in Caerphilly hope the county borough council will “u-turn” on the plans amid new questions over its finances.
SENIOR councillors in Newport have welcomed a new ‘placemaking plan’ for the city centre, which aims to increase prosperity and attract more visitors.
COUNCIL plans to sell a solar project in Caerphilly are reportedly on track and have received “significant commercial interest”.
NEW regeneration plans for Bargoed and Blackwood have been broadly welcomed by councillors.

