Julie James said more than £17m additional revenue was raised by councils in 2022/23 to be invested in public services, including addressing homelessness and social housing.
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Low birth rates blamed for school’s dwindling pupil numbers
A final decision on the closure of an infants’ school in Llanbradach will be made in early April, after parents and governors decided not to object to the plans.
Plans for Rhymney property to be converted into five-bedroom HMO
Bajrangi Developments Ltd, a Cardiff-based company, has applied to change 16 High Street into an HMO.
Gwent Police chief constable to retire later this year
Gwent Police’s chief constable, Pam Kelly, has announced she will be retiring this year after five years in the top job.
Caerphilly gym duo set to run London Marathon for charity
Simon Blunsdon and Lianne Fletcher are set to run their first marathon this April for children’s charity NSPCC.
‘It changed the fabric of our society’ – Peredur Owen Griffiths MS on the miners’ strike
On the 40th anniversary of the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike, Peredur Owen Griffiths MS discusses its impact on Wales in his blog for Caerphilly Observer.
Children’s orchard takes shape after nearly 50 trees planted
Children from Hendredenny Park Primary have been busy planting trees as part of a community council’s effort to improve the local environment.
Senghenydd’s National Mining Memorial formally recognised
The mining memorial garden in Senghenydd, which commemorates those who died in the UK’s worst-ever mining disaster, has been formally recognised by the Welsh Government.
How the 1984 miners’ strike paved the way for devolution in Wales
March 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of the start of the miners’ strike. In south Wales, it was more than an industrial dispute.
Surge in vandalism of speed signs since 20mph switchover
Councils have recorded a major surge in the number of speed limit signs being vandalised or graffitied since Wales adopted new 20mph laws.