Dr Martin Stern visited Caerphilly County Borough as part of a week-long visit to south Wales.
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Projected underspend of nearly £1m in social services
A budget monitoring report shows the majority of the underspend comes from adult services, which is set to be £1.9 million under budget.
Brexit remains a ‘medium’ risk to council
Uncertainty over Brexit has prompted calls from councillors for it to remain a ‘medium’ risk on Caerphilly County Borough Council’s corporate risk register.
Council spends £2.8m on libraries
On average the council spent £138,448 on each library across the county borough in 2018/19.
New athletics track approved by council
Caerphilly is currently one of six local authorities in Wales without a synthetic athletics track.
Burned-out highways van abandoned on public pathway
A burned-out highways van was left abandoned on a public pathway in Caerphilly town for almost two weeks.
New electric vehicle charging point locations confirmed
It is hoped all charging points will be installed by March 31 and ready to use by April 1.
Council meeting called off after business representatives fail to attend
A meeting to discuss budget proposals with Caerphilly businesses ended after 15 minutes because no one turned up.
Council cuts could be reversed and tax increase lowered
It comes after the council received a better settlement from the Welsh Government than was expected, with a 4.1% increase in funding, and feedback from a public consultation on the budget plans.
Number of councillors could be reduced
A 12-week consultation will start next week on the proposals, made by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales, which recommends an average of 1,886 electors per councillor.