Cllr Kate Thomas took up the role as Newport’s 393rd mayor at a ceremony on Tuesday May 13.
Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service
Council abandons plans to close two leisure centres following angry backlash
Cefn Fforest and New Tredegar leisure centres have avoided the axe and will remain open with reduced hours, but Bedwas Leisure Centre is set to close.
Decision to axe ten libraries branded ‘devastating’
Ten libraries across Caerphilly County Borough will close at the end of August under council cost-cutting plans.
‘We need to get on with it’: Call to find permanent home for Newport’s Medieval ship
The remains of the ship were discovered on the River Usk’s western banks during the construction of the Riverfront Theatre in 2002.
Critics rail against plan to shut ‘indispensable’ leisure centres
A crowd of protesters gathered outside the council headquarters to voice their opposition to the local authority’s money-saving proposals.
Councillors resist library closure plans that would leave villages ‘with black hole’
Backbench councillors in Caerphilly have resisted proposals to axe ten libraries, telling decision-makers they should give communities more time to explore other options.
Proposal for 40 riverside flats is ‘logical extension’ to existing homes
If completed, the project would include 30 one-bedroom and ten two-bedroom flats, along with 32 parking spaces.
Premier Inn gets nod to build hotel extension
Premier Inn has won planning permission to build a 24-room extension at its Crossways hotel in Caerphilly.
‘It means everything to us’: Children urge council to rethink library cuts
Up to ten libraries could shut down at the end of August, in what the council calls a “bold new vision” to shrink the service and set up new “hubs”.
New mayor chosen but role will be scrapped next year
Councillor Dawn Ingram-Jones has been named the new – and last – mayor of Caerphilly County Borough.