Senior councillors have backed a new proposal aimed at preserving the county borough’s most at-risk listed buildings.
Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service
Owners of long-term empty homes could have council tax bills quadrupled
There are 1,008 so-called long-term empty homes across the county borough, including 131 that have stood empty for a decade or longer.
Plans for new £17m campus and to shut down infants’ school move closer
Senior councillors in Caerphilly have agreed to pursue the closure of an infants’ school and the relocation of two other schools in the county borough.
Council house tenants face a 6.7% rent increase from April
Council house tenants in Caerphilly County Borough will pay nearly £7 more in rent each week from April 2024.
Council to keep grass cutting “to a minimum” in 2024
A new report shows Caerphilly County Borough Council has identified 61 areas allowed “to flourish” across the borough in 2024.
Work to build Caerphilly’s new leisure centre set to begin next summer
Work on building a new leisure centre in Caerphilly should begin in summer 2024, according to the person managing the £33.6 million project.
Bin bag inspectors to patrol tips in borough due to ‘serious waste issue’
The new policy will come into force on February 12, 2024 as the council tries to improve its recycling rates before Welsh Government targets are raised.
Budget cuts straining Gwent Police’s ability to pay for PCSOs, senior officer warns
According to assistant chief officer Nigel Stephens, the Welsh Government’s budget for the extra PCSOs it funds has been slashed by around £600,000.
Caerphilly 2035: How is the council’s masterplan progressing?
Plans to modernise Caerphilly town centre and make it more attractive to visitors have proved controversial for some, with critics arguing the public should have more say on the project.
21,000 people have been victims of domestic abuse in Gwent over the past three years
Amy Thomas, a regional lead advisor on the issue, said that “since Covid and the cost-of-living crisis we are seeing all classes of families impacted”.