A supplementary budget allows in-year adjustments and new spending allocations to the Welsh Government’s previously agreed budget.
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Council balancing recruitment challenges with plan to trim workforce
Some council jobs in Caerphilly are proving hard to fill, as the local authority balances recruitment with a cost-cutting plan to trim its workforce by 600 staff.
Call to give backbenchers more power to challenge council decisions
Councillors in Caerphilly should be given another chance to scrutinise local authority decisions if they feel there are “valid grounds for review”, one representative has argued.
Minister wants to renew trust in government and constitutional reform
Dafydd Trystan Davies said: “Trust and confidence in government is hard-earned but easily lost. The Welsh Government, over recent years, has lost the trust of the people of Wales.”
Two men arrested as motorcyclist taken to hospital with serious injuries
A collision, involving the motorcyclist and a car, happened on Gelligaer Common Road, Bargoed, at around 7.50pm on Tuesday June 23.
FM questioned on devolution, defence, budgets, and misinformation
Rhun ap Iorwerth fielded questions on further devolution, budget decisions, and misinformation, at this week’s First Minister’s Questions.
Council dealing with backlog of food waste caddy orders
Wider supply problems mean Caerphilly borough residents who requested new food waste caddies currently have to wait between four and six weeks for them to arrive.
Temporary changes to bin collections due to hot weather
As temperatures soar, and the Met Office issues a red weather warning for extreme heat, bins will be collected earlier than usual.
Convenience store eyes expansion and round-the-clock booze sales
A Londis convenience store in Rhymney could be expanded, but council officers have pushed back against a plan to increase alcohol sales there.
£10k mental health support boost for farming communities
Farmers and rural residents across Caerphilly are set to benefit from expanded mental health support after Mind in Gwent secured £10,000.