Surprise proposals for free Christmas parking across Caerphilly County Borough have failed to win enough council support.
Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service
Council to withdraw from anti-nuclear partnership
The council put forward plans to withdraw from Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA), which it joined in 1996.
Councillors bid farewell to ‘Mr Caerphilly’ after his election to Senedd
Members of Caerphilly County Borough Council have bid a fond farewell to Lindsay Whittle, who has joined the Senedd after 49 years in local government.
Message of unity from council’s new leader
Cllr Jamie Pritchard has been named the new leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council, and has pledged to work across party lines for the benefit of the borough’s residents.
Free parking confirmed for Newport city centre in festive run-up
Free parking will be available in seven of Newport’s car parks on Saturdays in the run-up to Christmas, the city council has confirmed.
Ex-council leader joined Greens as ‘only true socialist party’
Cllr Sean Morgan said the Greens are the only people “brave enough” to confront right-wing rhetoric and “challenge the idea that immigration is to blame for all the country’s woes”.
Takeaway’s late-night opening plan turned down
Members of the council’s licensing committee voted unanimously to refuse a bid for later closing times at Philly Grill, on Caerphilly’s Cardiff Road.
New homes approved for second time following boundary error
Applicant Antony James won planning permission for the new properties at a committee meeting in July 2024.
‘Frustration’ over lack of detail on £20m regeneration funding
The UK Government announced in September the borough would receive that sum in Pride in Place Fund cash over a ten-year period.
Council could add to calls for review of pension fund’s possible links to Gaza conflict
A cross-party group of councillors, including several cabinet members, has backed a review of the Greater Gwent Pension Fund’s investment portfolio.