2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (543+ words) Plans for 24 new flats in Ystrad Mynach have been backed by councillors despite 614 people signing a petition against the redevelopment. Wales and West Housing, a housing association, plans to knock down an existing bingo hall and day nursery in Bedwlwyn…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (527+ words) Nearly 4,000 homes could be built on the outskirts of Newport, under the city council’s latest plans to update its housebuilding masterplan. The council is preparing the next stage of its replacement Local Development Plan (LDP), which sets out where and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (140+ words) A tapas and wine bar in Caerleon has won planning permission for a new orchard and kitchen garden that will provide organic produce for the restaurant. Los Reyes applied for permission to build new retaining walls and create a “naturalistic…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (375+ words) A Newport councillor has proposed strict time limits for elected representatives to respond to constituents’ enquiries. Cllr Debbie Harvey told standard committee colleagues it was “appalling” to think residents’ emails to their ward councillors could go unanswered. She raised her…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (393+ words) Plans to convert an empty chapel in Rhymney into two new homes have failed to impress council planners, who argued the design “fails to respect” the building’s past. Applicant Zac Bowdich had submitted proposals to extend and transform Emmanuel Baptist…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (252+ words) Caerphilly County Borough Council has opened bidding for a construction firm to build its new recycling depot in Ystrad Mynach. The council is seeking a contractor for the scheme at Dyffryn Business Park, with demolition work at the site set…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (465+ words) An online dashboard detailing Newport City Council’s performance levels for public services is expected to make progress this year. Two opposition councillors have called for a timescale for the new public dashboard – or ‘performance portal’ – which they said would also…...