The Latest Breaking News from Caerphilly

A couple bought this 400-year-old mansion made from the stone of a castle for £750,000

The historic Y Fan mansion in Caerphilly, South Wales, has a past that reaches back to the Tudor period. Parts of the Grade II-listed house were rebuilt in 1583 using dressed stone taken from nearby Caerphilly Castle, which was then largely derelict. Centuries later, the mansion itself had fallen into…

The Times of India · Oct 3

Josh Barrie on the sauce at Bara, Peckham: Welsh cafés in London shouldn't be this unusual

The Caerphilly cheesesteak is nothing short of genius, says Josh Barrie

Evening Standard · Mar 6

Labour made four big errors in its Caerphilly byelection defeat. Here’s how to avoid them in Gorton and Denton

In Wales, Plaid Cymru sailed through as the anti-Reform party, at Labour’s expense. Unless lessons are learned, the Greens could do the same, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6

Reform’s Welsh hopes damaged after Senedd member suspended for ‘vile’ racial slur

Parliament suspends Laura Anne Jones, Reform’s only Senedd member, for two weeks in further blow after party lost Caerphilly byelection

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025

Why did the polls get the Caerphilly byelection wrong? They ignored the fact Reform is an English nationalist party

The results of the Caerphilly Senedd byelection held on October 23 were certainly a shock to Labour and to the Conservatives, but they also cast doubt on the reliability of polling as well. It had for some time appeared that Reform was in the running to win the seat but…

The Conversation · Oct 30, 2025

Could tactical voting block Reform in future elections? Lessons from the Caerphilly byelection

Plaid Cymru’s overwhelming victory in the recent Caerphilly Senedd byelection shattered over a century of political tradition. Lindsay Whittle took the seat with 15,691 votes. Labour, which had held the seat since it was created, came away with just 3,713 votes.

The Conversation · Oct 29, 2025

Lammy tells Labour to learn from Caerphilly defeat as party seeks reset

Deputy PM tells MPs party must pick clearer fights that show its values after byelection slump

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2025

A costly lesson for Labour in Caerphilly

Letters: Readers respond to Plaid Cymru’s victory in the recent Welsh byelection

The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2025

Shocking Spray-Paint Slur: How 'F* Off Home' Message Rocked Reform UK After By-Election Loss?

Spray-paint slur hits Reform UK's Caerphilly office after by-election defeat. Powell condemns 'dark tricks' as Plaid Cymru claims victory.

International Business Times UK · Oct 27, 2025

Labour must counter ‘growing sense of despair’, Streeting warns after Welsh defeat

Health secretary urges party to take Caerphilly result to heart as Lucy Powell gets to work as deputy leader

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2025