The proposal to shut down the school has been challenged by parents and some governors, who believe it can be made viable.
Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service
Schools set to enter federation deal after pupil support for stronger ties
Cwmaber Infants School and Cwmaber Junior School will enter into a federation arrangement in January.
Council struggling to hire enough parking wardens because of ‘challenging’ nature of job
Thousands of parking tickets were issued in Caerphilly last year despite the council struggling to hire enough wardens.
Community groups may take over more council buildings in future
Caerphilly County Borough Council has said it “simply cannot afford to deliver everything which it currently does”, owing to “significant” financial challenges.
‘Huge gap’ remains in council budget despite ‘welcome’ rise in funding
A “huge gap” remains in Caerphilly County Borough Council’s budget for the next two years despite a funding increase from the Welsh Government.
Last single-sex secondary schools in Wales to merge despite job loss fears
Members of the teaching union NASUWT held a protest outside the council’s headquarters before the decision was made.
Schools’ budgets ‘cut back to the bare bones’, headteacher warns
Education union leaders have warned that teachers across Wales are buying their own classroom supplies for pupils because school budgets are so bleak.
Club owner wins bid to offer later drinking at city venue
A club owner’s plan to sell alcohol slightly later at night will give him “more of a chance to compete” with other venues in Newport city centre.
Welsh council services ‘increasingly stretched’ and finances ‘unsustainable’
Auditors said Caerphilly County Borough Council has a “clear but untested” approach to improving its financial sustainability.
Newport primaries could merge and move into new £18m school
A new “all singing, all dancing” primary school could be built in Bettws, where some pupils are in their third academic year without a permanent home.