Proposals to hand over a Newport community centre to a local group have suffered “frustrating” and “soul destroying” delays.
Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service
Improving recycling rates will ‘take time’ and require ‘massive’ changes
“Massive” changes to waste management at Caerphilly County Borough Council will “take time” to implement, the service’s cabinet member has said.
Council sets out final list of roads which could revert to 30mph speed limits
Newport City Council is expected to revert 14 roads back to higher 30mph speed limits following a review.
Food Warehouse proposed for town’s former carpet shop site
The company has applied for planning permission to take over the site of the former Carpetright store on Gallagher Retail Park.
Trading standards teams seize illegal tobacco, vapes and fake goods worth £6.5m
Trading standards officers seized goods worth £6.5 million in Newport last year, during crackdowns on illicit tobacco, vapes and counterfeit items.
Decision day looms for plan to cut bin collections
The council’s ongoing waste strategy sets out a series of immediate and longer-term measures to drive up the borough’s recycling rates.
‘It’s about equity’: Council commits to supporting people with autism and ADHD
Public services in Newport will be adapted to meet the needs of neurodivergent people, following a councillor’s appeals for “inclusion, compassion and respect”.
Library closure critic warns plans hark back to ‘Victorian times’
Community and childcare groups could offer a lifeline to most of Caerphilly County Borough Council’s at-risk libraries, the local authority has said.
Health board and councils urged to tackle ‘patient flow’ bottlenecks in hospitals
A “significant” number of Gwent’s hospital patients continue to occupy beds despite being medically fit, a new report has found.
Projected cost of new primary school rises by nearly £3m
Demolition work is expected to begin at the town’s Plasyfelin Primary School this summer, ahead of a phased rebuild of a larger replacement.