Two Christmas appeals co-ordinated by Caerphilly County Borough Council together raised over £40,000 to help local people. In the run up to Christmas donations flooded in for Caerphilly’s 2025 Operation Santa and Festive Foodbank Appeals. Businesses, residents and Council staff supported the appeals with donations of cash, gifts and vouchers. Cllr Jamie Pritchard, Leader of…
National Grid Electricity Distribution is reminding customers of what to do in the event of a power cut, as weather forecasts predict snow, rain and strong winds across South Wales. The electricity network is built to be resilient, but extreme weather can impact power supplies. High winds may damage equipment, and in colder weather, ice…
The Welsh Ambulance Service is urging people to take extra care ahead of heavy snowfall and strong winds expected from Storm Goretti. The Met Office, which has described the storm as a ‘multi-hazard event’, has issued a number of Amber and Yellow warnings for snow in Wales and across large swathes of the UK. The…
Theatr Iolo – Wales’ leading children’s theatre company – are preparing to tour Welsh and English language performances of their magical stage co-production of Emily Gravett’s illustrated children’s book, Tidy. Tidy (Taclus in Welsh) is a co-production with Polka Theatre, and will tour to three venues across Wales, plus performances in Oxford and Nottingham, from 11 February to 1 March 2026. The show, aimed at children aged three to seven, uses puppetry and original…
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has published new joint guidance with the Environment Agency in England to support water companies in meeting their legal obligations arising from the Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 to reduce pollution incidents. From 1st April 2026, all water companies operating in England and Wales will be legally required to publish Pollution Incident…
Atlantic Recycling Ltd has been sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court and fined £40,000 for contravening a condition of its environmental permit for its waste site in Cardiff. The penalty was imposed on 6 January 2026 following a guilty plea by the company to an offence of failing to comply with a condition of its permit…
Thanks are due to local residents for their persistence in repeatedly raising concerns with the council, which has ultimately resulted in long-overdue maintenance works being completed on a damaged retaining wall in Aberaman. The wall is located between the A4059 and Glancynon Terrace and had been in a visibly deteriorating condition for some time. Concerns…
The Council will complete the essential replacement of the pictured traffic signals at A4059 Hirwaun Road, near Trenant, requiring some traffic management over the next week. The scheme is required as the signals are reaching the end of their intended design life. Improved LED signals will be installed, which are also more environmentally-friendly. The Council…
The new Leader of Caerphilly County borough council has said it’s time to raise spending on public services and for a ‘massive investment’ in cleaning up the county borough. Cllr Jamie Pritchard’s comments follow the publication of CCBC’s draft budget proposals for 2026/27 which outline plans to increase the council’s cleaning and greening budget by…
A council decision to reject a man’s complaint regarding his neighbour’s cats fouling in his garden “cannot stand” and should be redetermined, the High Court has ruled. In Williamson, R (On the Application Of) v Caerphilly County Borough Council [2025] EWHC 3312 (Admin) (19 December 2025), Judge Jarman KC, sitting as a High Court judge, found that…
