In “the majority of cases”, schools’ overspends can be cushioned by their individual reserve funds, but the report warns “several” schools’ rainy-day balances are “relatively low”.
Category: Newport
City schools’ merger confirmed ahead of plans for new £18m primary
The merger has been agreed despite concerns around traffic and potential disruption during the new school’s construction.
‘Top notch’ £300,000 upgrade planned for city centre CCTV
Newport City Council’s leader said a new fund would support camera upgrades following feedback from residents and traders.
Newport Council spent £19m on agency workers last year
The main opposition group leader likened the council’s agency spends to football clubs signing lots of players on loan, rather than developing homegrown talent.
Call for ‘long-suffering’ road to be resurfaced after ‘21 years of patience’
Residents of a “long-suffering” street in Llandevaud are crying out for their road surface to finally be completed, a Newport councillor has claimed.
HMO bid refused for street where parking is ‘overstretched’ and ‘stressful’
A bid to convert a Newport home into a HMO has been rejected by councillors over parking pressures.
Carpet retailer wins bid for bigger storage space
Valley Wholesale Carpets Ltd applied for consent to build an extension at Unit 10 in Port Road for additional storage.
Green light for 42 affordable homes on edge of city development
Monmouthshire Housing Association has been given the green light to build the homes on vacant land to the northeast of the existing development.
Council’s move to new social care data system hits ‘technical problems’
Plans to move Newport residents’ social care data to a new system have hit “various technical problems”, but are on track to be completed by October 2026.
HMO approved after bedroom sizes questioned
Several committee members expressed concerns a bedroom was measured at being 0.01 square metres larger than the council’s minimum standards.