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Tag: caerphilly county borough council

Half a million pounds to be spent upgrading children’s play areas

Friday, July 23, 2021Friday, July 23, 2021

The £495,000 funding for the project comes from the council’s Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) programme.

Closure order placed on house after persistent antisocial behaviour

Wednesday, July 21, 2021Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Magistrates have placed a closure order on a house in Pontlottyn in a bid to tackle persistent antisocial behaviour and criminal activity.

The story of how Bedwellty playing fields were lost

Thursday, July 15, 2021Thursday, July 15, 2021

New council houses are being built in Caerphilly County Borough for the first time in nearly 20 years, but at what cost?

Council rejects motion on memorial benches in cemeteries

Thursday, July 15, 2021Thursday, July 15, 2021

The motion was put forward by Aber Valley councillor John Roberts, who said the current policy “unjustly deprives” mourners. But concerns were raised over cemeteries becoming cluttered.

New £10m scheme to help tenants struggling with rent payments

Thursday, July 15, 2021Wednesday, October 18, 2023

The Welsh Government’s Tenancy Hardship Grant opened for applications on Thursday, July 15.

Fifty-one FOI and Data Protection complaints made against council

Thursday, July 15, 2021Wednesday, July 28, 2021

In total, 51 complaints were made against the council from 2,850 requests between January 2019 and June 2021.

New athletics hub set to open to the public later this month

Wednesday, July 14, 2021Wednesday, October 18, 2023

The new athletics hub, at Rhiw Syr Dafydd Primary School has a six-lane, 300-metre floodlit running track and an additional area for off-field events like high jump, long jump, shot put, javelin and discus.

Residents demand action over speeding before someone is ‘injured or even killed’

Tuesday, July 13, 2021Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Residents living on Groesfaen Terrace in Deri have complained that too many drivers are ignoring the 30mph speed limit on the road, which has a sharp bend.

Caerphilly 10k race postponed until May 2022

Tuesday, July 13, 2021Tuesday, July 13, 2021

The race had been scheduled to go ahead on September 12, but has been pushed back to 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Why ex-Caerphilly Council leader Dave Poole was suspended

Friday, July 9, 2021Monday, August 2, 2021

An investigation into Cllr Dave Poole found he breached the members’ code of conduct by not properly disclosing personal interests in relation to a major investment.

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