With 34 jobs on the line, the council must “do everything possible” to keep Llancaiach Fawr open, said Unison’s branch secretary for Caerphilly.
Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service
Angry scenes as council confirms Llancaiach Fawr will be ‘mothballed’
At a cabinet meeting on Wednesday September 25, senior councillors backed their original proposal to mothball the site, sparking angry scenes in the public gallery.
‘Lifeline’ meals on wheels service saved after widespread opposition to closure
The council’s cabinet has agreed to ask its officers to find ways to make the service more sustainable, rather than axe it.
Mothballing Llancaiach Fawr ‘tantamount to cultural vandalism’
Supporters of the venue launched an impassioned resistance at a meeting on Tuesday September 24 against the council’s cost-cutting proposals.
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”.