Caerphilly County Borough Council will lobby both the Welsh Government and UK Government to make St David’s Day a national bank holiday.
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Hospices to get extra £2.2m funding from Welsh Government
Of this funding, £888,000 will be shared between children’s hospices Ty Hafan and Ty Gobaith, with the remaining £1.3m going to adult hospices.
New footbridge promised by Spring 2023 – but no temporary one in the meantime
TfW has said it can’t install a temporary replacement to the Tynygraig footbridge in Llanbradach, which was removed in 2020.
Senior councillors back new school plans
Plans to rebuild Plasyfelin Primary School, merge Llancaeach Junior School with Llanfabon Infants School and create a new pupil referral unit in Pontllanfraith have been backed.
Fire engine attacked with stones while firefighters tackled blaze
“Incidents like this may seem small and inconsequential, but they put our firefighters and emergency service colleagues in danger.”
Self-isolation period to be reduced to five days in Wales
Anyone who tests positive for the virus will be able to end their self-isolation after five days if they record two negative lateral flow tests.
Union calls for council staff to be given home working allowance
Lianne Dallimore, from the Caerphilly branch of trade union UNISON, has called on Caerphilly Council to give financial support to staff working from home.
Schools could be allowed to make their own decisions on Covid measures from next month
Wales’ Education Minister Jeremy Miles said decisions could be made by schools in line with the local Covid situation from next month.
MS hoping to start “national conversation” on substance misuse and addiction
South Wales East MS Peredur Owen Griffiths has launched the Senedd’s first ever cross-party group on substance misuse, abuse and addiction.
Animal welfare campaigners call on council pension fund to drop £5.5m investments
Animal welfare campaigners has called on the Greater Gwent Pension Fund to drop £5.5m of investments in livestock companies.