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Nicholas Thomas

United Kingdom

Local Democracy Reporter at Caerphilly Observer

Email: [email protected] Local Democracy Reporter (LDR) covering council matters in Caerphilly and Newport. More on the LDR service 👇

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  • 1 week ago | southwalesargus.co.uk | Nicholas Thomas

    Caerphilly County Borough Council officials have recommended councillors turn down the application for The Project bar (formerly Brew Monster) in Lon Y Twyn. Project boss Glenn White told the authority’s licensing committee he was “extremely disappointed” his proposal had been recommended for refusal, and felt officers were “biased” against his business.

  • 1 week ago | caerphilly.observer | Nicholas Thomas

    Support quality, independent, local journalism…that mattersFrom just £1 a month you can help fund our work – and use our website without adverts. Become a member todayCaerphilly County Borough Council is “acting like a dictatorship” by preventing further talks on the future of Cefn Fforest Leisure Centre. The allegation, by independent group leader Cllr Nigel Dix, comes after cabinet members agreed to slash the centre’s opening hours.

  • 1 week ago | caerphilly.observer | Nicholas Thomas

    Support quality, independent, local journalism…that mattersFrom just £1 a month you can help fund our work – and use our website without adverts. Become a member todayA Caerphilly brewery owner has alleged he is facing “prejudice” in his battle to open a rooftop terrace above his town-centre bar. Caerphilly County Borough Council officials have recommended councillors turn down the application for The Project bar (formerly Brew Monster) in Lon Y Twyn.

  • 1 week ago | caerphilly.observer | Nicholas Thomas

    Support quality, independent, local journalism…that mattersFrom just £1 a month you can help fund our work – and use our website without adverts. Become a member todayA bowls club in Caerphilly town has won permission to sell alcohol in its clubhouse. Members of Morgan Jones Bowling Club will be able to enjoy a drink with their teammates and opponents inside the venue and on its veranda between midday and 9pm.

  • 1 week ago | southwalesargus.co.uk | Nicholas Thomas

    2 1/2 Plans for a new 630-place school in the Bettws area of Newport have drawn a mixed reaction from the community. The city council wants to merge Millbrook and Monnow primaries from September 2026 and start work on building a new £18m school a year later. The new school has been earmarked for the vacant Millbrook Primary site, which was demolished after safety inspectors found structural problems in the main building.

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