1.0CJS Newshttps://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/cjsnewsMegan Copehttps://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/cjsnews/author/cope/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="V3mdSW793D"><a href="https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/cjsnews/anger-over-ruperra-castle-development-plans/">Anger over Ruperra Castle development plans</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/cjsnews/anger-over-ruperra-castle-development-plans/embed/#?secret=V3mdSW793D" width="600" height="338" title="“Anger over Ruperra Castle development plans” — CJS News" data-secret="V3mdSW793D" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://cardiffjournalism.co.uk/cjsnews/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2020/02/24794.png620465Plans to turn parts of the Ruperra Castle estate near Caerphilly into apartments have been met with anger by local groups. The private owner of the castle, Mr. Al Khafaji, has submitted proposals to Caerphilly Council to convert the stable buildings into eight apartments. But the plan does not include any money to renovate the collapsing castle itself.  Mr Al Khafaji sees the application “as a means of injecting life into the castle grounds while bringing the stable block back […]