Each ward councillor has access to a pot of funding – currently £3,630 each – and must sponsor eligible organisations to apply for access to the money.
Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service
Council to buy five gritters to prevent future ‘risk’ to service
Cabinet members agreed on Wednesday July 24 to use reserve funds to shore up its winter maintenance fleet.
Council seals deal to buy former Risca Palace cinema
It was due to go up for auction on Wednesday July 17 but a deal was secured prior to it going under the hammer.
Council keen on buying former cinema – but mystery remains over its sale
A former cinema in Risca which attracted interest from Caerphilly County Borough Council appears to have been sold before it went to auction – but the buyer remains a mystery.
Village flats could be converted into five-bed HMO
Two flats in Senghenydd could be converted into a HMO for five people, new plans submitted to Caerphilly County Borough Council show.
Candidates announced for upcoming council by-election
Three candidates will contest the upcoming by-election in the Aberbargoed and Bargoed ward.
Two town centres to receive extra £1.8m for regeneration plans
Caerphilly County Borough Council has approved the release of funds to further develop new placemaking plans for the towns.
Private-sector firm could come in to manage forest drive attraction
A private-sector developer could take the reins at Cwmcarn Forest Drive in a bid to secure the attraction’s “future viability”.
Council seeking residents’ views on plans to improve town centre
Caerphilly residents have been urged to have their say on the latest round of proposals to improve the town centre.
Children facing nearly three-mile walk to school under council cost-cutting plan
A new proposal means youngsters across the county borough may lose their access to free school transport because they live too close to their schools.