Schools operating at a budget deficit in Caerphilly County Borough are receiving extra support to balance their books, senior councillors have heard.
Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service
Nominations open for Aberbargoed and Bargoed ward by-election
The election follows the death of Aberbargoed and Bargoed ward councillor Dianne Price, who passed away in April having represented the area for 20 years.
Two schools could cement ties by becoming single ‘primary campus’
Hendre Infants School and Hendre Junior School could become a single primary school, under new proposals from Caerphilly Council.
Closure looms for school where more than half of pupil places are vacant
Rhydri Primary School, in Rudry, could shut for good in July 2025 because falling pupil numbers pose a “significant challenge” to its “future viability”.
Flats plan for town’s ‘redundant’ post office
The property at 41 McDonnell Road, which was also previously The Olde Post Cafe and Shoppe, has been earmarked for redevelopment.
Planning permission granted for new dog grooming parlour
It is proposed the new dog grooming parlour will operate between the hours of 8am and 6pm, Monday to Saturday.
Chicken shop’s plan to open until 3am quashed over noise concerns
Pepe’s Chicken had argued its takeaway, on Caerphilly’s Cardiff Road, should be granted extended opening hours “due to the consumer demand for its food”.
Piercing studio replaces themed cocktail bar in town centre
A new piercing studio which opened in Caerphilly at the start of July has applied for planning permission for minor internal changes.
Plans for 67 new homes on farmland receive final approval
Llanmoor Development Company has published detailed designs for the new properties, which will mainly be built on fields north of Bedwellty Road.
Affordable homes approved for disused former pub
A former pub in Oakdale can be knocked down and replaced with 26 “affordable” apartments, the council’s planning committee has ruled.