Supporters of the venue launched an impassioned resistance at a meeting on Tuesday September 24 against the council’s cost-cutting proposals.
Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service
Critics rail against ‘shameful’ plan to axe meals on wheels service
The council argues it has to make difficult decisions to save an estimated £45 million over the next two years, but critics say this proposal is a cut in the wrong place.
Council staff protest against proposed cuts to Llancaiach Fawr and ‘lifeline’ meals on wheels
Union members at Caerphilly County Borough Council have launched a protest against their employer’s planned cuts to services – which they say are avoidable.
New questions over future of Blackwood Miners’ Institute
Further answers are wanted over the future of Blackwood Miners’ Institute, after a decision on its mothballing was postponed at the eleventh hour.
‘Use it or lose it’ plan for community fund criticised
The Community Empowerment Fund contains more than £3,000 for each councillor to support voluntary work within their wards.
Senedd members hoping for last-ditch support for at-risk cultural venues
The Welsh Government has been urged to come to the rescue of two cultural venues in Caerphilly, amid ongoing uncertainty over their future.
Fresh concern over council’s £1.6m deal with money-saving specialists
The leader of the council’s Plaid Cymru opposition group accused the Labour administration of wasting cash to help draw up its money-saving “transformation agenda”.
Council’s bid to avoid recycling fines will come at a high price
Senior councillors in Caerphilly have backed plans to buy and set up a new waste depot, to tackle the county borough’s low recycling rates.
Council’s union members set to protest against their employer’s cuts plan
The council maintains it has to make “very difficult” decisions to plug a £45 million gap in its budgets over the next two years.
Council warns tenants on Universal Credit to beware of 53rd week in calendar
The unusual situation means some council house tenants could end up having to stump up an extra week’s rent of around £100.