The council’s education committee is due to meet next week to discuss various strategies for improving pupil attendance.
Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service
Council seeking public’s views on how to make town centre more attractive
Caerphilly Council is seeking residents’ views on possible improvements to Caerphilly town centre.
Council records lowest recycling performance in Wales
Welsh Government figures show the council’s rates have generally fallen steadily over the past seven years and now languish well below national targets.
Welsh Government approves council’s plan for enormous solar farm
Caerphilly Council has won planning permission for a major solar farm near Penyrheol that could generate enough electricity to power 6,000 homes.
Shop wins bid to start selling hot takeaway food
A convenience store in Pontlottyn has won council approval to start selling hot takeaway food.
Rugby club seeking approval for its new beer garden
Penallta RFC has applied for permission to keep a new beer garden area next to its clubhouse.
Town centre’s vacant office units set for conversion into flats
Caerphilly Council’s planning officers have approved a proposal for the first floor of the Cordani Building, in Gravel Lane.
Council still trying to strike deal for trade waste collections
Caerphilly Council is yet to secure a deal for trade waste collections, despite Wales’ new workplace recycling rules coming into force in April.
Thousands of patients set to wait two years for ear, nose and throat treatment
Thousands of people in Gwent with ear, nose and throat (ENT) problems are likely to wait more than two years for treatment.
Massage parlour plan axed over ‘absence of evidence’ about surgery’s future
Caerphilly Council planners have rejected a bid to open a Chinese massage parlour because the application “fails to demonstrate” the existing premises is “surplus to requirements”.