Senedd Member Lindsay Whittle has slammed calls from Reform for the Ukrainian flag flying outside the parliament in Cardiff, to be taken down.

Plans for a controversial 60-dwelling development behind Forest Avenue, Cefn Hengoed, have hit a hurdle after public opposition and concerns over public rights of way.

The final bill for council taxpayers’ following the departure of the former Caerphilly Council chief executive Christine Harrhy can be revealed at an eye-watering £280,000.

A motion on knife crime and its tragic consequences proposed by Plaid Cymru group leader Charlotte Bishop has been passed unanimously by Caerphilly councillors.

Plaid Cymru councillor Aneurin Minton is demanding transparency from Caerphilly Council over the sale of the Cwm Ifor Solar Farm on the mountainside above his ward.

More than £1.4m has been spent by Caerphilly Council to remove fly-tipping since April 2015 and Plaid Cymru believes changes to waste collections, recycling rules and access to tips have worsened the situation.

Caerphilly Plaid Cymru group leader Charlotte Bishop is demanding the Labour-run council rethink controversial changes to home to school transport because of the danger to children having to walk along “unsafe” roads.

Caerphilly Senedd Member Lindsay Whittle has praised the work of a young people’s community project based in the Aber Valley.

Almost £1.5m in rent was lost in just 10 months while empty council homes in Caerphilly county were being prepared for new tenants, it has been revealed.