Trading standards officers in Newport have seized illegal tobacco and vape products worth more than half a million pounds so far this year.
Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service
Could relaxed tip-booking rules help cut city’s fly-tipping problem?
Relaxing the booking policy for Newport’s tip could help increase recycling rates, a councillor has claimed.
Bid to merge primary schools moves to next stage
Hendre Infants School and Hendre Junior School could amalgamate in September 2025.
Council defends proposal to shut down village’s primary school
The proposal to shut down the school has been challenged by parents and some governors, who believe it can be made viable.
Schools set to enter federation deal after pupil support for stronger ties
Cwmaber Infants School and Cwmaber Junior School will enter into a federation arrangement in January.
Council struggling to hire enough parking wardens because of ‘challenging’ nature of job
Thousands of parking tickets were issued in Caerphilly last year despite the council struggling to hire enough wardens.
Community groups may take over more council buildings in future
Caerphilly County Borough Council has said it “simply cannot afford to deliver everything which it currently does”, owing to “significant” financial challenges.
‘Huge gap’ remains in council budget despite ‘welcome’ rise in funding
A “huge gap” remains in Caerphilly County Borough Council’s budget for the next two years despite a funding increase from the Welsh Government.
Last single-sex secondary schools in Wales to merge despite job loss fears
Members of the teaching union NASUWT held a protest outside the council’s headquarters before the decision was made.
Schools’ budgets ‘cut back to the bare bones’, headteacher warns
Education union leaders have warned that teachers across Wales are buying their own classroom supplies for pupils because school budgets are so bleak.