Supermarket chain Iceland will be allowed to adapt a unit at Caerphilly’s Gallagher Retail Park for a new Food Warehouse store.
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Newport schools facing ‘unsustainable’ budget pressures
Schools in Newport are currently expected to go over budget by £4.5 million this year, according to a forecast by the city council.
“Significant defects” at waste and recycling site
Major work is required at Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Full Moon waste transfer station following a previous round of urgent repairs.
Council the latest to call for pension fund review of possible Gaza links
A pension fund should be reviewed in case any holdings are linked to the conflict in Gaza, councillors in Caerphilly have decided.
Gwent PCC plans ‘deep dive’ into police shortcomings
Shortcomings in how Gwent Police protects vulnerable people will be subject to closer examination by the area’s directly elected police and crime commissioner.
Solicitors volunteering to teach pupils about sexual consent
Solicitors are volunteering to discuss issues around sex and consent with pupils in secondary schools across Gwent.
‘On the hoof’ free Christmas parking plan fails to win support
Surprise proposals for free Christmas parking across Caerphilly County Borough have failed to win enough council support.
Council to withdraw from anti-nuclear partnership
The council put forward plans to withdraw from Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA), which it joined in 1996.
‘We’re piling up laws never delivered’: former minister criticises own government
Labour’s Alun Davies has accused the Welsh Government of “piling up laws” that are “never delivered”, painting a picture of a pattern of incompetence over the past decade.
Councillors bid farewell to ‘Mr Caerphilly’ after his election to Senedd
Members of Caerphilly County Borough Council have bid a fond farewell to Lindsay Whittle, who has joined the Senedd after 49 years in local government.