A 2,500-strong petition against higher car park charges has been lodged with Caerphilly County Borough Council.

The local authority introduced price increases and tariff changes earlier in November.

Drivers using council car parks now have to pay 10p more for a two-hour stay, and no longer have the option to buy one- or three-hour tickets.

Cllr Kevin Etheridge said the petition, organised by a cafe owner in his Blackwood ward, asked the council to make parking free for the first hour in its car parks.

The petitioners also........

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