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.
Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service
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.
Council in legal headache over future of historic Blackwood Miners’ Institute
A battle to save Blackwood Miners’ Institute from being “mothballed” looks set to drag on, complicated by the venue’s charitable status.
‘Difficult to sustain’ disabled sport camps in school holidays
Disabled children can access “numerous other opportunities” for sport and leisure in Caerphilly, even if school holiday camps are discontinued, council officers have insisted.
Council to roll out new recycling collection days
Changes to waste collections will begin in Caerphilly in late October, marking the next phase of efforts to drive up recycling rates.
Caerphilly Council seeking views on proposed cuts to school transport
A public consultation has opened in Caerphilly today (Monday September 16) on proposals to change school transport rules.
‘Pop-up’ meeting and working spaces set to open in borough’s empty high street shops
Several empty buildings across Caerphilly County Borough are being converted into ‘pop-ups’ where businesses can rent spaces to work and hold meetings.
Summer sport camps could shut down in changes to children’s disability services
Children’s disability sport camps could face the axe in Caerphilly due to a drop in demand, with the local authority keen to encourage participation in alternative activities throughout the year.
Plans inch closer for solar farm that could power 6,000 homes
Councillors will meet privately next week to discuss plans for a major solar farm near Penyrheol.