caerphilly county borough council News Archives

7.9% council tax increase approved by councillors – but final vote still pending

The council’s budget for 2023/24 sets out how the council is going to spend its money – a total of £438 million – from April.

A boundary review defining community councils and their wards has been announced by Caerphilly County Borough Council.

A mysterious sinkhole that appeared in a field in Graig y Rhacca over the weekend is being investigated by the Coal Authority.

Emergency homeless accommodation in Tredomen, which was built during the pandemic, will remain for another five years.

Bluebell Woods, near Llanbradach, was dug up last summer without planning permission. Now the land is being auctioned.

Residents are facing a 7.9% council tax increase from April under Caerphilly County Borough Council’s draft budget – with £12m worth of service cuts.

A church in Crosskeys has been saved from demolition after a planning application was refused by councillors.

Plans to build affordable homes and a shop on the site of a former pub in Pontllanfraith have been approved.

Wayne David, MP for Caerphilly, has called for the council to provide Llanbradach resident Jane McTighe with a comprehensive care package.

The bridge had been expected to return on Friday night, January 6, after nearly four months of renovations – twice as long as initially planned.