Newport Council’s maintenance backlog for its highways assets is currently estimated to be £118.7 million, including £50 million of road repairs.
Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service
Thousands of new homes needed to keep up with demand
The council has proposed focusing new development and growth on the county borough’s “principal” settlements of Bargoed, Blackwood, Caerphilly, Risca and Pontymister, and Ystrad Mynach.
City aims to boost tourism and create jobs through new culture strategy
A new strategy will help Newport Council support members of the city’s creative sector and help them organise events to draw in visitors.
Improvement works planned for toxic waste at former quarry site
Heavy periods of rainfall have driven concerns among campaigners that contaminated water is flowing into a nearby community woodland and towards homes.
Thumbs up for conversion of residential home into B&B and homeless accommodation
A residential home in Pontllanfraith can be turned into a bed and breakfast business, Caerphilly councillors have decided.
Plans approved for conversion of home into four-bed HMO
A developer has won planning permission to convert a property in Trecenydd into a HMO for up to four people.
Contentious quarry expansion approved after more than 100 objections
Contentious plans to extend a quarry in Gelligaer have won approval despite objections from more than 100 nearby residents.
Newport council leader pledges to turn street lights back on and reopen public toilets
Cllr Dimitri Batrouni promised a “bread and butter budget” for 2025/26 that he said would focus on “the issues people see in their day-to-day lives”.
‘No magic money tree’ to save community’s ‘vital’ leisure centre
Councillors have dismissed a call to prop up the at-risk Cefn Fforest leisure centre using cash held in reserves.
Council ‘not complacent’ in work to achieve carbon neutral goal
Progress in meeting climate targets must not give rise to complacency, the deputy leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council has warned.