Parents of children eligible for Free School Meals will receive a free school meal holiday payment to cover the Easter holiday period.
A total payment of £39 per child will cover the Easter holiday period from 3rd April 2023 to 14 April 2023. If your child was not able to attend school due to the recent industrial action taken on 01/02/23 and 02/03/23 by teachers a payment for each day of £3.90 has been included.
Payments will be received no later than 14th April 2023
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Saturday, the 25th of March, saw Ystrad Town Centre transform for the second Spring Fair of 2023.
The town centre welcomed an outstanding 8,247 visitors with 1,302 being the peak attendance at 1pm. There were 6,511 more visitors in town compared to the previous Saturday, making it the busiest day of the year so far. This year’s Spring Fair also beat the footfall of 2022’s Spring event.
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Almost £1million funding is set to be made available to progress long-awaited highway improvements on the A469 between Pontlottyn and New Tredegar.
The road, at Troedrhiwfuwch, has been impacted by significant ground movement following an initial landslip back in 2014. Single lane traffic restrictions have been in place since 2020, causing disruption and inconvenience to the local community.
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Maxime Cinema is the independent movie theatre located on Blackwood High Street that has been in operation since 2007.
The cinema caters for all age demographics with an excellent variety of food and beverages available, including a licenced bar, making it a great setting for entertainment of the whole community. It is also a large employer for the area employing over 10 full time staff and 12 part time staff.
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Cllr Shayne Cook, Cabinet Member for Housing was joined by Leader of Council, Cllr Sean Morgan and local ward Councillors, Colin Gordon, Mike Adams, Pat Cook and other members of Caerphilly County Borough Council in touring the Chartist Garden Village development in Pontllanfraith, with leading developer Lovell and its partner Pobl Group.
Chartist Garden Village is a design and build scheme being delivered by Lovell on the former council office site, consisting of 123 properties, including 40 one, two, three and four-bedroom homes for open market sale, 40 affordable shared ownership homes and 43 affordable homes for rent.
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Caerphilly Council Leader, Cllr Sean Morgan recently visited Transport for Wales’ (TFW’s) train simulator in Cardiff.
The visit comes days before the official launch of brand-new South Wales Metro Trains on the Rhymney Valley lines.
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Do you want to work in a fast-paced environment, with a supportive team, where no two days are the same?
A career in catering with Caerphilly could be for you, visit: http://bit.ly/3zm9XPr
The Caerphilly Challenge Series is set to return on Saturday 29 April 2023 – with its 11th Caerphilly Challenge Series, The Forge.
This year Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Countryside and Landscape Service, in conjunction with Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Caerphilly Adventure Group, Caerphilly Ramblers, Islwyn Ramblers and other partners, are once again throwing down a SERIOUS challenge for walkers and runners of all abilities.
As always… The Caerphilly Challenge Series will have routes suitable for all fitness levels and abilities.
Register now - https://www.caerphillychallengeseries.co.uk/en/
Over £200m in Pension Credit is being left unclaimed in Wales.
Make sure you don’t miss out on what you are entitled to and check your eligibility at http://gov.uk/pension-credit or by calling 0800 99 1234.
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Caerphilly Council has more than 8,000 staff, working in over 600 services serving 181,000 residents.
We are a large and diverse workforce working at the heart of public service delivery.
We have a huge amount of careers – from jobs in HR, Finance and Planning to IT specialists, refuse collectors and carers. Your skills, experience and expertise could be just what we're looking for.
If you feel you can work as part of a team, where you can begin your career journey then join us, because together we make amazing things happen.
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You, or someone you know, may need blood one day 
What better reason to join our community of lifesavers 
Find your nearest donation session here https://wbs.wales/CaerBoroughCoun
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