Surplus or unprofitable council buildings in Caerphilly could be sold off or transferred to community or private management.
Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service
Councillors given more time to fund community projects
Cabinet members previously issued a “use it or lose it” warning to councillors over unspent Community Empowerment Fund cash.
Council leaders upbeat about library ‘vision’ despite proposed closures
Caerphilly County Borough Council has proposed sweeping changes to its library services, including potentially closing down 12 locations.
Council told to ‘be mindful’ of staff and pupils at heart of school closure bid
Members of the school and local communities have one more week to have their say on Caerphilly County Borough Council’s proposals.
Leisure centre changing room to be demolished due to subsidence
Council planners have approved a proposal to carry out the urgent demolition work on a small part of the leisure centre site.
Hope for walkers who want access to contested footpath restored
The contested path in question runs past the former Ynys Hywel activity centre, which is now a children’s home.
New hope for bowls club after ‘total loss’ to fire
Caerphilly County Borough Council has applied for planning permission for the club’s “reconstruction” following its “total loss” in a blaze in June 2022.
Council seeking views on private-sector deal to run forest drive
Caerphilly County Borough Council spent £323,000 running the forest drive last year and has warned previously the site may “not be financially viable in the long-term”.
Inspectors full of praise for ‘effective’ education services
Senior councillors and the Welsh education secretary have welcomed the report and praised the education department for their work.
Welsh councils braced for multimillion pound ‘black hole’ in next year’s budgets
Councils in Wales are bracing themselves for a multimillion pound “black hole” when they prepare their budgets for next year.