From April 1 2013, changes to housing benefit by the UK Government will mean that working-age recipients could face a cut of 14% to their payments for one spare bedroom, and a 25% cut for two spare bedrooms or more.
Critics have labelled the cut a “Bedroom Tax”. Here, Iain Duncan Smith, Work and Pensions Secretary, outlines the UK Government’s argument for the change.
An extra £40 million is to be spent by the Welsh Government to boost the number of apprenticeships offered in Wales.
A motion of no confidence in Caerphilly Council leader Harry Andrews is to be tabled by Plaid Cymru in the wake of the pay scandal.
Caerphilly County Borough councillors have appointed Nigel Barnett as acting chief executive of the local authority.The appointment of Mr Barnett, the council’s deputy chief executive, was agreed at a meeting of full…
Pupils at Nant Y Parc Primary in Senghenydd have been learning about the Universal Colliery disaster of 1913 with the help of a time capsule.Teachers at the school worked with the Aber…
Reading more like a rugby score than a football result, Caerphilly Castle Ladies FC has suffered a thumping 43-0 defeat in their latest Women’s Welsh Premier League.Cardiff Metro University were the instigators…
The Welsh Government has launched a new regeneration policy scrapping the Heads of the Valleys scheme.Up to £30 million a year will be made available with all of Wales being able to…
The senior councillor responsible for education across Caerphilly County Borough has said problems with asbestos at Cwmcarn High School are unconnected with wider plans to close schools.Under its 21st Century Schools programme,…
The RSPCA is appealing for information after a spate of cat poisonings in Caerphilly County Borough.
Just one person was convicted for illegal money lending in Caerphilly since 2007 according to figures obtained by Plaid Cymru AM Jocelyn Davies.The figures from the Wales Illegal Money Lending Unit show…