Three senior bosses at the centre of a pay scandal at Caerphilly County Borough Council have been on paid leave from the local authority after their suspension was secretly brought to an end earlier this year.
Author: Richard Gurner
Food poisoning scare after children served potentially contaminated chicken at 45 Caerphilly County Borough schools
An investigation has been launched after children in 45 schools in Caerphilly County Borough were served chicken potentially contaminated with the harmful Listeria monocytogenes bacteria.
Man jailed for 78mph police chase which ended when car got wedged under railway tunnel
The driver of a car which got wedged in a narrow pedestrian tunnel as he fled from police during a high-speed chase has been jailed for 18 months.
Stop clowning around: Penyrheol man fined by police for scaring children outside school dressed as a clown
A Penyrheol man who frightened young children by dressing as a clown outside their school has been fined by police.
Passengers evacuated after train fire at Caerphilly railway station
Commuters coming home from Cardiff had to be evacuated at Caerphilly railway station after a fire broke out underneath the train they were travelling on.
Blackwood councillors resign from Labour group and party
Two outspoken Blackwood councillors have resigned from Caerphilly Council’s Labour group with an attack on council leader Keith Reynolds.
Caerphilly County Borough’s controversial Local Development Plan scrapped by councillors
A controversial draft planning blueprint, which would have paved the way for thousands of new homes to be built in Caerphilly County Borough, has been scrapped.At a meeting on Tuesday, July 19,…
Caerphilly County Borough Council’s controversial draft Local Development Plan set to be scrapped
A controversial draft planning blueprint which would have paved the way for thousands of new homes to be built in Caerphilly County Borough is set to be scrapped, the leader of the council has confirmed.
First Minister Carwyn Jones: “Overwhelming case” for Barnett Formula revision
First Minister Carwyn Jones has said there is an overwhelming case for the revision of the Barnett Formula – the mechanism which determines how much money Wales gets from the UK Government.Speaking…
Caerphilly AM Hefin David argues there is a “strong basis” to scrap Caerphilly County Borough’s controversial LDP
A Welsh Government call for local councils to create a regional plan for development is a strong basis for the withdrawal of Caerphilly’s controversial draft Local Development Plan, according to Caerphilly Assembly Member Hefin David.