Joseph Coelho is currently travelling around the UK, visiting every local authority as part of his Library Marathon tour.
Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service
Tenants slapped with court order after causing “nuisance and upset”
Tenants living in a council-owned property have been slapped with a court order after their behaviour caused “nuisance and upset”.
Council drawing up regeneration masterplan to help improve town
A new town square or market, a food festival, and more bars and restaurants could all help Blackwood flourish in future, according to a new masterplan.
Council confirms none of its buildings contain concrete type linked to safety concerns
Caerphilly County Borough Council has confirmed that none of its buildings contain RAAC – a type of concrete linked to ongoing safety concerns.
Council carrying out emergency school inspections amid concrete safety concerns
Caerphilly County Borough Council is carrying out emergency inspections of its school buildings after widespread safety concerns over a type of concrete.
Long-serving councillor announces terminal cancer diagnosis
Blackwood councillor Kevin Etheridge has announced he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, three years after a bowel cancer operation.
Council leader defends authority’s move towards agile working after criticism
Caerphilly council’s leader has defended the authority’s move towards “agile working” – or working from home – after criticism.
Labour wins Penmaen ward council by-election
Former schoolteacher Elizabeth Davies has won the Penmaen by-election for Labour.
Glamping site expansion rejected by council over “loss of open countryside”
A bid to expand a “glamping” site near Bedwas has been rejected by Caerphilly County Borough Council because of an “increased loss of open countryside”.
MS questions why greyhound stadium expansion plans were not deferred to planning committee
Plaid Cymru MS Peredur Owen Griffiths has questioned why plans to expand Valley Greyhounds’s stadium was not deferred to the council’s planning committee.